Murder by the Clock (1931)

Director
Edward Sloman

Main cast
William 'Stage' Boyd; Lilyan Tashman; Irving Pichel; Regis Toomey

Genres
Horror, Mystery

Description
A policeman (William Boyd) investigates a woman's (Lilyan Tashman) link to murders that are preceded by a shrilling horn inside a family mausoleum.


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