Search

Murder By Television

1935, Movie, NR, 60 mins

starstarstarstar
Not surprisingly, MURDER BY TELEVISION is an often overlooked film in the career of Bela Lugosi. Leaving his vampire character behind, he appears in a dual role as twin brothers, one evil and the other good. During a television demonstration watched by a number of people, a professor is killed without any trace of the murderer. The evil Lugosi is killed soon afterwards, leaving the good one to solve the crime. Slow, talky, and not what the title implies. The most interesting... read more leave a comment
Year: 1935
Rated NR

User Rating: (Be the first to rate!)
Add Your Rating: 1 stars2 stars3 stars4 stars5 stars

Cast
Bela Lugosi: Arthur Perry/Professor Houghland's Assistant
June Collyer: June Houghland
Huntley Gordon: Dr. Scofield
George Meeker: Richard Grayson
Henry Mowbray: Nelson, Chief of Police
Charles Hill Mailes

 

more Murder By Television cast & details

Loading...

I recently saw Rumble Fish, ...

Question: I recently saw Rumble Fish, and I know this is a petty detail, but can you tell me what movie is playing on the TV when Patty and Rusty James are making out? At first I thought it was Dracula, but it doesn't look quite right and I couldn't find the title in the credits.


Answer: It's Murder by Television (1935) starring Bela Lugosi, which is no doubt why Dracula (1931) occurred to you.

read more

Advertisement

Advertisement