By Whose Hand? (1932)

By Whose Hand? (1932)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1932-07-06 United States of America 65 Min. PG-13
6 4 votes
Mystery, Crime

Overview

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.

Cast

Ben Lyon is Jimmy Hawley
Jimmy Hawley
Barbara Weeks is Alice Murray
Alice Murray
Kenneth Thomson is Chambers
Chambers
Ethel Kenyon is Eileen Ayensworth
Eileen Ayensworth
Dolores Ray is Bride (as Dolores Rey)
Bride (as Dolores Rey)
Nat Pendleton is 'Killer' Delmar
'Killer' Delmar
Tom Dugan is Drunk
Drunk
Dwight Frye is Chick Lewis
Chick Lewis
Billy Bletcher is Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Kit Guard is Trainman (uncredited)
Trainman (uncredited)
William Halligan is Detective (uncredited)
Detective (uncredited)
DeWitt Jennings is City Editor (uncredited)
City Editor (uncredited)
Eddie Kane is Eileen's Accomplice (uncredited)
Eileen's Accomplice (uncredited)
Martha Mattox is Spinster Train Passenger (uncredited)
Spinster Train Passenger (uncredited)
Tom McGuire is Train Conductor (uncredited)
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Helene Millard is Mrs. Leonard - Widow (uncredited)
Mrs. Leonard - Widow (uncredited)
Lee Phelps is Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Lorin Raker is Bridegroom (uncredited)
Bridegroom (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt is Charles - Chambers' Chauffeur (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Charles - Chambers' Chauffeur (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Matty Roubert is Second Newsboy (uncredited)
Second Newsboy (uncredited)
Oscar Smith is Pullman Porter (uncredited)
Pullman Porter (uncredited)
Emma Tansey is Chick's Mother (uncredited)
Chick's Mother (uncredited)
Polly Walters is Blonde Cigar Stand Attendant (uncredited)
Blonde Cigar Stand Attendant (uncredited)
Florence Wix is Outraged Woman in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Outraged Woman in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Allen Wood is First Newsboy (uncredited)
First Newsboy (uncredited)