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Bela Lugosi plays twin brothers in this murder mystery made before television became the ubiquitous household appliance that it is today. One Lugosi must solve a series of murders, including that of his twin, by a mysterious killer using television as his weapon. According to the press, the film, which cost less than $35,000 to make, utilized $75,000 of television equipment. The film reunited Lugosi with Claire McDowell whom he appeared with in Wild Company (1930).
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Production Company: Imperial-Cameo Pictures
Producers: William M. Pizor and Clifford Sanforth
Associate Producer: Edward M. Spitz
Production Manager: Melville Delay
Director: Clifford Stanforth
Screenplay: Joesph O’Donnell
Original Story: Clarence Hennecke and Carl Coolidge
Cinematography: James Brown, Jr. and Arthur Reed
Music: Oliver Wallace
Art Direction: Lewis Rachmil
Technical Supervisor: Henry Spitz
Television Technician: Milton M. Stern
Editor: Leslie Wilder
Running Time: 60 minutes
Copyright Number: No record exists
Cast:
Bela Lugosi: Dr. Arthur Perry and Edwin Perry
June Collyer: June Houghland
Huntley Gordon: Dr.Henry M. Schofield
George Meeker: Richard Grayson
Henry Mowbray: Chielf of Police Nelson
Charles Hill Mailes: Professor James Houghland
Charles K. French: Donald M. Jordan
Claire McDowell: Mrs. Houghland
Larry Francis: Mendoza
Hattie McDaniel: Isabella, the cook
Henry Hall: Hammond
Allan Jung: Ah Ling, the houseboy
William ‘Billy’ Sullivan: Reardon, the watchman
William Tooker: Allen
Ruth Charrington: Party guest
Wally Dean: Party guest
Sam Harris: Party guest
Lew Hicks: Plainclothe policesman
Frank Meredith: Plainclothe policesman
Dick Rush: Detective
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