By Whose Hand?
Synopsis
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.
Top Cast
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Ben Lyon
Jimmy Hawley
Barbara Weeks
Alice Murray
Kenneth Thomson
Chambers
Ethel Kenyon
Eileen Ayensworth
William V. Mong
Graham
Dolores Ray
Bride (as Dolores Rey)
Nat Pendleton
'Killer' Delmar
Tom Dugan
Drunk
Dwight Frye
Chick Lewis
Billy Bletcher
Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Kit Guard
Trainman (uncredited)
William Halligan
Detective (uncredited)
DeWitt Jennings
City Editor (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Eileen's Accomplice (uncredited)
Martha Mattox
Spinster Train Passenger (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Helene Millard
Mrs. Leonard - Widow (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Release History & Theatrical Window
July 6, 1932
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Benjamin Stoloff
- Screenplay & Story
- Isadore Bernstein, Stephen Roe, Harry Adler
- Original Title
- By Whose Hand?
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Production Studios
- Columbia Pictures
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Benjamin Stoloff
Isadore Bernstein, Stephen Roe, Harry Adler
Ted Tetzlaff
Maurice Wright
Department Leadership Roster
Benjamin Stoloff
Director
Harry Adler
Writer
Ted Tetzlaff
Director of Photography
Maurice Wright
Editor
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What is By Whose Hand? about?
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.
Who directed By Whose Hand??
By Whose Hand? was directed by Benjamin Stoloff.
Who stars in By Whose Hand??
The principal cast of By Whose Hand? includes Ben Lyon, Barbara Weeks, Kenneth Thomson, Ethel Kenyon, William V. Mong.
When was By Whose Hand? released and how long is it?
By Whose Hand? was released in 1932 with a total runtime of 1h 5m.