Death from a Distance (1935)
- Directed by
- Frank R. Strayer
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 08m
- Rating
- 5.2 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young reporter teams up with a detective to solve a murder. Together they piece together clues and track down a killer.
mysteriouslight-heartedfast-pacedwhimsicalinvestigativeretroplayfulnostalgic
What happens
Death from a Distance is a 1935 American mystery film starring Russell Hopton and Lola Lane. Lane plays a young reporter who eventually combines forces with a detective played by Hopton to solve a murder-mystery. Directed by Frank R. Strayer, the film was produced by Maury M. Cohen. 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 official commercial broadcasts on NBC's New York television station WNBT-TV. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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