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Death from a Distance

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Death from a Distance

4.8

1h 8m

1935

Synopsis

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.

Director

Frank R. Strayer

MysteryThriller

detectivewoman reporter

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Cast & Crew

Russell Hopton

Russell Hopton

as Det. Lt. Ted Mallory

Lola Lane

Lola Lane

as Kay Palmer

George F. Marion

George F. Marion

as Jim Gray

John St. Polis

John St. Polis

as Prof. Trowbridge

Lee Kohlmar

Lee Kohlmar

as Prof. Ernst Einfeld

Lew Kelly

Lew Kelly

as Det. Regan

E.H. Calvert

E.H. Calvert

as District Attorney

Wheeler Oakman

Wheeler Oakman

Robert Frazier

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