By Whose Hand?

Directed by Benjamin Stoloff
1932    65m    Passed
Mystery, Crime
6.5
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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.
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Cast of By Whose Hand?
  • Ben LyonJimmy Hawley
  • Barbara WeeksAlice Murray
  • Kenneth ThomsonChambers
  • Ethel KenyonEileen Ayensworth
  • William V. MongGraham
  • Dolores RayBride (as Dolores Rey)
  • Nat Pendleton'Killer' Delmar
  • Thomas J. DuganDrunk
  • Dwight FryeChick Lewis
  • Billy BletcherPolice Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
  • Kit GuardTrainman (uncredited)
  • William HalliganDetective (uncredited)
  • DeWitt JenningsCity Editor (uncredited)
  • Eddie KaneEileen's Accomplice (uncredited)
  • Martha MattoxSpinster Train Passenger (uncredited)
  • Tom McGuireTrain Conductor (uncredited)
  • Helene MillardMrs. Leonard - Widow (uncredited)
  • Lee PhelpsTicket Agent (uncredited)
  • Lorin RakerBridegroom (uncredited)
  • Buddy RooseveltCharles - Chambers' Chauffeur (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
  • Matty RoubertSecond Newsboy (uncredited)
  • Oscar SmithPullman Porter (uncredited)
  • Emma TanseyChick's Mother (uncredited)
  • Polly WaltersBlonde Cigar Stand Attendant (uncredited)
  • Florence WixOutraged Woman in Phone Booth (uncredited)
  • Allen WoodFirst Newsboy (uncredited)
  • Dick Rush

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