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Feature film — 1932

By Whose Hand? (1932)

6.61h 5mMystery — Crime

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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A high-signal pick with 5 votes.

Columbia Pictures

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Director: Benjamin Stoloff

On screen

Cast & crew

Ben Lyon as Jimmy Hawley

Ben Lyon

Jimmy Hawley

Barbara Weeks as Alice Murray

Barbara Weeks

Alice Murray

Kenneth Thomson as Chambers

Kenneth Thomson

Chambers

Ethel Kenyon as Eileen Ayensworth

Ethel Kenyon

Eileen Ayensworth

William V. Mong as Graham

William V. Mong

Graham

Dolores Ray as Bride (as Dolores Rey)

Dolores Ray

Bride (as Dolores Rey)

Nat Pendleton as 'Killer' Delmar

Nat Pendleton

'Killer' Delmar

Tom Dugan as Drunk

Tom Dugan

Drunk

Dwight Frye as Chick Lewis

Dwight Frye

Chick Lewis

Billy Bletcher as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Billy Bletcher

Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Kit Guard as Trainman (uncredited)

Kit Guard

Trainman (uncredited)

William Halligan as Detective (uncredited)

William Halligan

Detective (uncredited)

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