By Whose Hand?

1h 5m

6

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.

Cast

Kenneth Thomson

Eileen Ayensworth

William V. Mong

Bride (as Dolores Rey)

'Killer' Delmar

Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Trainman (uncredited)

William Halligan

Detective (uncredited)

DeWitt Jennings

City Editor (uncredited)

Eileen's Accomplice (uncredited)

Spinster Train Passenger (uncredited)

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Mrs. Leonard - Widow (uncredited)

Ticket Agent (uncredited)

Bridegroom (uncredited)

Buddy Roosevelt

Charles - Chambers' Chauffeur (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Second Newsboy (uncredited)

Pullman Porter (uncredited)

Chick's Mother (uncredited)

Blonde Cigar Stand Attendant (uncredited)

Outraged Woman in Phone Booth (uncredited)

First Newsboy (uncredited)

Crew

Benjamin Stoloff

Director of Photography

Charles C. Coleman

Assistant Director

Isadore Bernstein

Buddy Roosevelt