Death from a Distance (1936)
- Starring:
- Russell Hopton, Lola Lane, (more)
- Director(s):
- Frank Strayer
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Death from a Distance
Eccentric professor Einfeld (Lee Kohlmar) is lecturing a select group of scientists at a darkened planetarium when one of the spectators is shot to death. Homicide detective Ted Mallory (Russell Hopton) can't get a straight story from the witnesses and refuses to allow reporter Kay Palmer (Lola Lane) to file her story until he can determine the direction from which the murderer fired the shots. Kay manages to phone in her story anyway, putting Mallory on the spot with the DA. Burying the hatchet, Mallory and Kay combine forces to nab the killer and expose his diabolically clever method of firing a gun without being present in the room! Though filmed on a tiny budget, Death from a Distance is an impressively spooky whodunit, benefitting immeasurably from the special-effects expertise of Jack Cosgrove. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 71 mins
Complete Cast of Death from a Distance
- Russell Hopton - Detective Lt. Ted Mallory
- George F. Marion - Jim Gray
- Lew Kelly - Detective Regan
- Robert W. Frazer - Morgan
- E.H. Calvert - District Attorney
- Frank LaRue - Desk Sergeant
- Charles H. West - Fingerprint Expert
- John Davidson - Ahmad Haidru
- Hal Price - Detective
- Creighton Hale
- John Dilson - City Editor McConnell
- Lola Lane - Kay Palmer
- Lee Kohlmar - Prof. Ernst Einfeld
- Wheeler Oakman - Langsdale
- Cornelius Keefe - Gorman
- Lynton Brent
- John St. Polis - Prof. Trowbridge
- Henry Hall - Medical Examiner
- Herb Vigran - Photographer
- Eric Mayne - Witness
- Jane Keckley
- Ralph Brooks
- Director(s):
- Frank Strayer
- Writer(s):
- John Krafft
- Producer(s):
- Lon Young, Maury M. Cohen
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense
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