By Whose Hand? (1932)

Directed by Benjamin Stoloff1h 5mMystery,Crime

On the night express train from Los Angeles to San Francisco everyone’s a suspect when a jewelry magnate is found stabbed to death and an escaped killer is feared on board. It’s up to newspaper reporter Jimmy Hawley (Ben Lyon) to unravel the secrets of the motley group of passengers and find the killer before he strikes again in this tense and atmospheric whodunit.

Year
1932
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
6 July 1932
TMDB
6.6 (5)
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Ben Lyon
Ben Lyon
Jimmy Hawley
Barbara Weeks
Barbara Weeks
Alice Murray
Kenneth Thomson
Kenneth Thomson
Chambers
Ethel Kenyon
Ethel Kenyon
Eileen Ayensworth
William V. Mong
William V. Mong
Graham
Dolores Ray
Dolores Ray
Bride (as Dolores Rey)
Nat Pendleton
Nat Pendleton
'Killer' Delmar
Tom Dugan
Tom Dugan
Drunk
Dwight Frye
Dwight Frye
Chick Lewis
Billy Bletcher
Billy Bletcher
Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Kit Guard
Kit Guard
Trainman (uncredited)
William Halligan
William Halligan
Detective (uncredited)
DeWitt Jennings
DeWitt Jennings
City Editor (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Eddie Kane
Eileen's Accomplice (uncredited)
Martha Mattox
Martha Mattox
Spinster Train Passenger (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Tom McGuire
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Helene Millard
Helene Millard
Mrs. Leonard - Widow (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Lorin Raker
Lorin Raker
Bridegroom (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt
Buddy Roosevelt
Charles - Chambers' Chauffeur (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Matty Roubert
Matty Roubert
Second Newsboy (uncredited)
Oscar Smith
Oscar Smith
Pullman Porter (uncredited)
E
Emma Tansey
Chick's Mother (uncredited)
Polly Walters
Polly Walters
Blonde Cigar Stand Attendant (uncredited)
Florence Wix
Florence Wix
Outraged Woman in Phone Booth (uncredited)
A
Allen Wood
First Newsboy (uncredited)
D
Dick Rush

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