Watch By Whose Hand? (1932) Official Trailer
6.6 / 10 IMDb July 6, 1932 1h 5m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 5m
Release Date
July 6, 1932
Genre
Mystery, Crime
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Cast
Ben Lyon
as Jimmy Hawley
Barbara Weeks
as Alice Murray
Kenneth Thomson
as Chambers
Ethel Kenyon
as Eileen Ayensworth
William V. Mong
as Graham
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Dolores Ray
as Bride (as Dolores Rey)
Nat Pendleton
as 'Killer' Delmar
Tom Dugan
as Drunk
Dwight Frye
as Chick Lewis
Billy Bletcher
as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Kit Guard
as Trainman (uncredited)
William Halligan
as Detective (uncredited)
DeWitt Jennings
as City Editor (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
as Eileen's Accomplice (uncredited)
Martha Mattox
as Spinster Train Passenger (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Helene Millard
as Mrs. Leonard - Widow (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
as Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Lorin Raker
as Bridegroom (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt
as Charles - Chambers' Chauffeur (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Production Companies
Columbia PicturesAdvertisement
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