Death from a Distance
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.
Main Cast
Russell Hopton
Det. Lt. Ted Mallory
Lola Lane
Kay Palmer
George F. Marion
Jim Gray
John St. Polis
Prof. Trowbridge
Lee Kohlmar
Prof. Ernst Einfeld
Lew Kelly
Det. Regan
E.H. Calvert
District Attorney
Wheeler Oakman
Robert Frazier
Cornelius Keefe
User Reviews
CinemaSerf
A visiting lecturer (Lee Kohlmar) is speaking in a pitch-black planetarium when a gunshot causes mayhem and the body of "Dr Stone" is found slumped in a seat. Local cop Russell Hopton and journalist Lola Lane vie to discover the culprit. Unfortunately the print I saw very recently was poor, the lighting all over the place (though the sound was a damn sight better than many virtually inaudible dramas produced today!) but that didn't detract from this enthralling little murder mystery that keeps you guessing - partly because there appear to be so many suspects - right to the end of the 70 minutes.
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