
By Whose Hand?
Mystery · Crime
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Ben Lyon
Ben Lyon
Jimmy Hawley
Ben Lyon
Jimmy Hawley


Barbara Weeks
Barbara Weeks
Alice Murray
Barbara Weeks
Alice Murray


Kenneth Thomson
Kenneth Thomson
Chambers
Kenneth Thomson
Chambers


Ethel Kenyon
Ethel Kenyon
Eileen Ayensworth
Ethel Kenyon
Eileen Ayensworth


William V. Mong
William V. Mong
Graham
William V. Mong
Graham
Dolores Ray
Dolores Ray
Bride (as Dolores Rey)
Dolores Ray
Bride (as Dolores Rey)


Nat Pendleton
Nat Pendleton
'Killer' Delmar
Nat Pendleton
'Killer' Delmar


Tom Dugan
Tom Dugan
Drunk
Tom Dugan
Drunk


Dwight Frye
Dwight Frye
Chick Lewis
Dwight Frye
Chick Lewis


Billy Bletcher
Billy Bletcher
Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Billy Bletcher
Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
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