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By Whose Hand?

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.

1932 |1h 5m |  Mystery, Crime

Cast

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Ben Lyon

Jimmy Hawley

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Barbara Weeks

Alice Murray

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Kenneth Thomson

Chambers

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Ethel Kenyon

Eileen Ayensworth

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William V. Mong

Graham

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Nat Pendleton

'Killer' Delmar

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Tom Dugan

Drunk

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Dwight Frye

Chick Lewis

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Billy Bletcher

Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

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Kit Guard

Trainman (uncredited)

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William Halligan

Detective (uncredited)

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DeWitt Jennings

City Editor (uncredited)

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Eddie Kane

Eileen's Accomplice (uncredited)

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Martha Mattox

Spinster Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Tom McGuire

Train Conductor (uncredited)

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Helene Millard

Mrs. Leonard - Widow (uncredited)

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Lee Phelps

Ticket Agent (uncredited)

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Lorin Raker

Bridegroom (uncredited)

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Buddy Roosevelt

Charles - Chambers' Chauffeur (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

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Matty Roubert

Second Newsboy (uncredited)

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Polly Walters

Blonde Cigar Stand Attendant (uncredited)

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Florence Wix

Outraged Woman in Phone Booth (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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