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.
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“Worth your time” “The best 63 minutes you’ll ever spend” “Surprisingly good B-movie” (IMDB reviews quotes). If you like mysteries set on long-distance trains, you’ll love this one. It’s a pre-code pip! Ben Lyon stars at the head of a good cast that includes Dwight Frye and Nat Pendleton in a straight dramatic role. The production values are excellent. Highly recommended even for those who aren’t mystery buffs. IMDB rating 6.9. Directed by Ben Stoloff. Released in 1932. Complete print.
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- Director
- Benjamin Stoloff
- Starring
- Ben Lyon, Barbara Weeks, Kenneth Thomson, Ethel Kenyon, William V. Mong, Dolores Ray, Nat Pendleton, Tom Dugan
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