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By Whose Hand? (1932)

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.

  • Mystery
  • Crime

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Ben LyonBen LyonJimmy Hawley
  • Photo of Barbara WeeksBarbara WeeksAlice Murray
  • Photo of Kenneth ThomsonKenneth ThomsonChambers
  • Photo of Ethel KenyonEthel KenyonEileen Ayensworth
  • Photo of William V. MongWilliam V. MongGraham
  • Photo of Dolores RayDolores RayBride (as Dolores Rey)
  • Photo of Nat PendletonNat Pendleton'Killer' Delmar
  • Photo of Tom DuganTom DuganDrunk
  • Photo of Dwight FryeDwight FryeChick Lewis
  • Photo of Billy BletcherBilly BletcherPolice Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

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