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Death from a Distance

  • 1935
  • Approved
  • 1 Std. 8 Min.
IMDb-BEWERTUNG
5,2/10
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IHRE BEWERTUNG
Russell Hopton, Lola Lane, and George F. Marion in Death from a Distance (1935)
MysteryThriller

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuWhile 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 hor... Alles lesenWhile 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.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.

  • Regie
    • Frank R. Strayer
  • Drehbuch
    • John W. Krafft
  • Hauptbesetzung
    • Russell Hopton
    • Lola Lane
    • George F. Marion
  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
  • IMDb-BEWERTUNG
    5,2/10
    234
    IHRE BEWERTUNG
    • Regie
      • Frank R. Strayer
    • Drehbuch
      • John W. Krafft
    • Hauptbesetzung
      • Russell Hopton
      • Lola Lane
      • George F. Marion
    • 20Benutzerrezensionen
    • 3Kritische Rezensionen
  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
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    Russell Hopton
    Russell Hopton
    • Det. Lt. Ted Mallory
    Lola Lane
    Lola Lane
    • Kay Palmer
    George F. Marion
    George F. Marion
    • Jim Gray
    • (as George Marion Sr.)
    Lee Kohlmar
    • Prof. Ernst Einfeld
    John St. Polis
    John St. Polis
    • Prof. Trowbridge
    Lew Kelly
    Lew Kelly
    • Det. Regan
    E.H. Calvert
    E.H. Calvert
    • District Attorney
    • (as Capt. E.H. Calvert)
    Wheeler Oakman
    Wheeler Oakman
    • Langsdale - aka George Fremont
    Robert Frazer
    Robert Frazer
    • Morgan
    • (as Robert Frazier)
    Cornelius Keefe
    Cornelius Keefe
    • Clay Gorman
    John Davidson
    John Davidson
    • Ahmad Haidru
    John Dilson
    John Dilson
    • McCoonerll - Newspaper Editor
    Lynton Brent
    Lynton Brent
    • Reporter
    • (Nicht genannt)
    Ralph Brooks
    Ralph Brooks
    • Reporter
    • (Nicht genannt)
    James Carlisle
    • Lecture Guest
    • (Nicht genannt)
    Charles K. French
    Charles K. French
    • Manning
    • (Nicht genannt)
    Charles Hagen
    • Lecture Guest
    • (Nicht genannt)
    Creighton Hale
    Creighton Hale
    • Witness
    • (Nicht genannt)
    • Regie
      • Frank R. Strayer
    • Drehbuch
      • John W. Krafft
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    8dbborroughs

    A Killer from Space?

    During a lecture at a planetarium one of the people in the audience is killed. The police are called and with the help of, or possibly despite the interference of a female reporter the killer is eventually unmasked.

    If nothing else this film has a unique location which is played up a great deal as the film milks it for all its worth. What is worth is plenty since this is a snappy mystery with great dialog and a decent mystery. The acting is good and the cast is made up of troopers who you've probably seen in countless other films.

    This is one of those movie that's worth seeking out and worth buying. Alpha Video is putting it out shortly in a cheap edition and I'll be picking up copies for friends who like the really good mysteries. Keep an eye on Amazon, you won't be disappointed.
    dougdoepke

    Only The Stars and Lola Lane Shine

    Routine whodunit distinguished by unusual setting-- an observatory with a big window on the stars. So who shot Dr.Stone while a gallery of spectators sat entranced by a ceiling of stellar lights. Detective Mallory is doing his best to find out, but it's all rather puzzling with no apparent motive. Then too, comedy relief from Det. Regan's no help, while feisty girl journalist Palmer wants a scoop no matter what. So how will it all turn out, which amounts to the "why" as much as the "who".

    Too bad actress Lane doesn't get more screentime. She's a lively presence that picks up the often bland proceedings. In fact, her snappy lines aimed at Mallory remain a highlight. Then too, Prof. Einfeld and fumbling flunkie Jim lend some color to an otherwise rather bland male cast. Unfortunately, director Strayer adds nothing in the way of atmosphere, usually an important element in a whodunit. Here it would have been easy given the exotic setting. At the same time, few scenes take place outside the observatory. I wish that crucial setting were credited by IMDB. Looks to me like the giant telescope had to be real, and my guess would be Mt. Palomar Observatory also located in southern California.

    Anyway, the novel touches remain about the only reason to catch up with this uneven indie production.
    6lawprof

    Amusingly Good Period Piece from Invincible Films

    Marred on a DVD transfer by a poor soundtrack that makes some dialogue unintelligible, "Death from a Distance" is a 1935 B crime story that has some good acting along with the inevitable cliches that reflect the times.

    A doctor is shot to death during a planetarium lecture. The killer is in the room and the audience is there when the cops arrive, a wisecracking homicide lieutenant in charge. A pretty gal reporter tangles with the cop and her investigative skills are equal to her blatant flirting.

    In 71 minutes the story moves by small leaps and not great bounds to a clever uncovering of the killer. Some potted astronomical theory is central to solving the case.

    Every stereotype from that era is present: smart detective and dumb as dishwater detective, hardboiled city room editor and ambitious female reporter, gentle Viennese scientist and the "Hindu," a man with a past. And there's more.

    This movie won't make either the AMC or TCM channels, not in a century of retrospectives. It's available for as little as $5.99 and as a glance backwards into the time when the Hollywood studio giants co-existed with producers of second-rate features, "Death from a Distance" is a minor treat. But it's a treat nonetheless.

    6/10 (for its genre and period).
    5ksf-2

    one big yawn

    The sound and picture are just terrible! This badly needs a restoration, but at this point, probably unlikely. During a presentation on the night sky, someone in the audience is knocked off. Russ hopton is detective mallory, from the police, questioning everyone. Kay palmer (lola lane) is from the local rag to invest-y-gate. And of course, none of the witnesses agree on a description of the suspect. The coppers and the reporters all run in circles for a while. I call shenanigans on the story and ending. It's all too silly and unlikely.if the sound and picture quality weren't so awful, this probably would have been parodied on mystery science theater! Even the captions aren't synched up... sometimes they are ahead, and sometimes behind. The most interesting thing here is that someone's last name is "griffith".. and this came out the same year that the griffith observatory opened in los angeles! Directed by frank strayer. Story by john kraft. Hopton offed himself ten years after this film, at age 45.
    3wes-connors

    Mystery Misfire

    "A murder is committed at the Forest Park Planetarium during a lecture by the celebrated Astronomer, Professor Ernst Einfeld (Lee Kohlmar). The fatal shot is fired in semi-darkness while a distinguished audience observes the stars projected on the dome above them. A hardboiled homicide detective (Russell Hopton) trades verbal jabs with a wisecracking gal reporter (Lola Lane) as they attempt to unravel the mysterious killing," according to the DVD sleeve's synopsis. In a very dull manner.

    The "gal reporter" character played by Lola Lane was, in part, writer Jerry Siegel's inspiration for Superman's Girl Friend, "Lois Lane"; however, Ms. Lane's later "Torchy Blane" characterization is a more accurate reference point. Perhaps, "Death from a Distance is most notable as featuring the penultimate performance of George F. Marion (as Jim Gray), who so memorably played the father of Pauline Lord (1921), Blanche Sweet (1923), and Greta Garbo (1930) in Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie".

    *** Death from a Distance (9/17/35) Frank Strayer ~ Russell Hopton, Lola Lane, George F. Marion

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      According to the first television schedule issued by NBC in 1941, this was the first feature movie broadcast on New York's first television station WNBT (7/2/41 at 9:00 pm) after it graduated from its experimental status as W2XBS and was officially christened WNBT (Channel 1) on 6/29/41. Post-WWII NYC television viewers also got an early look at it when it was re-broadcast 8/17/47 on WCBS (Channel 2). In Detroit it first aired 10/27/48 on WXYZ (Channel 7), in Baltimore 6/17/49 on WAAM (Channel 13), in Washington DC 6/29/49 on WMAL (Channel 7), in Salt Lake City 8/30/49 on KDYL (Channel 4) and in Cincinnati Sunday 1/1/50 on WCPO (Channel 7). West Coast fans finally got a look at it in Los Angeles 6/18/51 on KFI (Channel 9) and in San Francisco 5/15/52 on KRON (Channel 4).

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      • 30. April 1935 (Vereinigte Staaten)
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      • Vereinigte Staaten
    • Sprache
      • Englisch
    • Auch bekannt als
      • Morte a Distância
    • Drehorte
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, Kalifornien, USA(Studio)
    • Produktionsfirma
      • Invincible Pictures Corp.
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