Murder by the Clock
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| Directed by | Edward Sloman |
| Written by | Charles Beahan (play and uncredited screenplay) Rufus King (novel) Henry Myers (adaptation) |
| Starring | William "Stage" Boyd Lilyan Tashman Irving Pichel Regis Toomey |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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74-76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Murder by the Clock (1931) is a murder mystery film starring William "Stage" Boyd and Lilyan Tashman. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Rufus King and the play Dangerously Yours by Charles Beahan.
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Plot
When a wealthy woman dies, she is buried with a loud horn in her crypt due to her fear of premature burial. Before her will can be read, her heirs start to die mysteriously.
Cast
- William "Stage" Boyd as Lt. Valcour
- Lilyan Tashman as Laura Endicott
- Irving Pichel as Philip Endicott
- Regis Toomey as Officer Cassidy
- Sally O'Neil as Jane
- Blanche Friderici as Julia Endicott
- Walter McGrail as Herbert Endicott
- Lester Vail as Thomas Hollander
- Martha Mattox as Miss Roberts
- Frank Sheridan as Chief of Police
- Guy Oliver as Watchman
- Frederick Sullivan as Medical Examiner
- Charles D. Brown as Officer O'Brien
- Lenita Lane as Nurse
See also
- The House That Shadows Built (1931 promotional film by Paramount)
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Murder by the Clock at IMDb
- Murder by the Clock at the TCM Movie Database
- Murder by the Clock at AllMovie
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