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Murder by the Clock is a american film of genre Horror directed by Edward Sloman released in USA on 21 july 1931 with Irving Pichel

Murder by the Clock (1931)

Murder by the Clock
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Released in USA 21 july 1931
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Horror,    Crime
Rating60% 3.0487753.0487753.0487753.0487753.048775

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.

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Irving Pichel

(Philip Endicott)Lilyan Tashman

(Laura Endicott)Regis Toomey

(Office Cassidy)Sally O'Neil

(Jane, a Maid)Blanche Friderici

(Julia Endicott)
And :
Walter McGrail
Martha Mattox
Guy Oliver
Lester Vail
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