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Language. English. Death from a Distance is a 1935 American mystery film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Russell Hopton, Lola Lane and George F. Marion. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward C. Jewell . It was the first feature film broadcast on U.S. commercial television, on July 2, 1941, during the first week of ...
Death from a Distance: Directed by Frank R. Strayer. With Russell Hopton, Lola Lane, George F. Marion, Lee Kohlmar. While a distinguished astronomer is giving a lecture in a planetarium, a shot rings out and one of the audience members is found dead.
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- Mystery, Thriller
- Frank R. Strayer
- 1935-04-30
Mar 13, 2007 · Death From a Distance. While a distinguished astronomer is giving a lecture in a planetarium, a shot rings out and one of the audience members is found dead. A tough detective and a brassy female reporter lock horns as they both try to break the case.
- 141 min
The working title of the film was The Star Murder.Hollywood Reporter reviewed the film under the title Murder at a Distance.According to the Motion Picture Herald review, the idea of the murder device was taken from the actual opening of the Chicago World's Fair in which light rays from the star Arcturus were featured.
- Frank R. Strayer, Melville Shyer
- Russell Hopton
Oct 10, 2012 · Title: Death from a Distance Summary: While a distinguished astronomer is giving a lecture in a planetarium, a shot rings out and one of the audience members is found dead. A tough detective and a brassy female reporter lock horns as they both try to break the case. Directed by: Frank R. Strayer Actors: Production Company: Invincible Pictures Corp.
- 70 min
50 %. Written by CinemaSerf on June 19, 2022. A visiting lecturer (Lee Kohlmar) is speaking in a pitch-black planetarium when a gunshot causes mayhem and the body of "Dr Stone" is found slumped in a seat. Local cop Russell Hopton and journalist Lola Lane vie to discover the culprit. Unfortunately the print I saw very recently was poor, the ...
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This movie won't make either the AMC or TCM channels, not in a century of retrospectives. It's available for as little as $5.99 and as a glance backwards into the time when the Hollywood studio giants co-existed with producers of second-rate features, "Death from a Distance" is a minor treat.
