Murder by the Clock

1931 film

Murder by the Clock

Directed by| Edward Sloman
Written by| Charles Beahan (play and uncredited screenplay)
Rufus King (novel)
Henry Myers (adaptation)
Starring| William "Stage" Boyd
Lilyan Tashman
Irving Pichel
Regis Toomey

Production
company

Paramount Pictures

Distributed by| Paramount Pictures

Release date

* July 21, 1931 (1931-07-21)

Running time

| 74-76 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Murder by the Clock is a 1931 American pre-Code murder mystery film starring William "Stage" Boyd[1] and Lilyan Tashman. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Rufus King and the play Dangerously Yours by Charles Beahan.

## Plot

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When a wealthy woman dies, she is buried with a loud horn in her crypt due to her fear of premature burial. Before her will can be read, her heirs start to die mysteriously.

## Cast

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* William "Stage" Boyd as Lt. Valcour
* Lilyan Tashman as Laura Endicott
* Irving Pichel as Philip Endicott
* Regis Toomey as Officer Cassidy
* Sally O'Neil as Jane
* Blanche Friderici as Julia Endicott
* Walter McGrail as Herbert Endicott
* Lester Vail as Thomas Hollander
* Martha Mattox as Miss Roberts
* Frank Sheridan as Chief of Police
* Guy Oliver as Watchman

## Reception

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”This rather tasteless film had the distinction of being banned by the British Board of censors after only a couple of performances at London’s Plaza.”[2]

The film is considered a horror film.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Wilson, Scott (September 5, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-7992-4.
2. ^ Halliwell, Leslie (1976). Mountain of Dreams: The Golden Years of Paramount Pictures. Hart-Davis, MacGibbon. ISBN 978-0-246-10825-8.
3. ^ Hanke, Ken (December 4, 2013). A Critical Guide to Horror Film Series. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-92882-9.

## See also

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* The House That Shadows Built, a 1931 promotional film by Paramount

## External links

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* Murder by the Clock at IMDb
* Murder by the Clock at the TCM Movie Database

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Films directed by Edward Sloman

* Sequel to the Diamond from the Sky (1916)
* The Twinkler (1916)
* Fair Enough (1918)
* Molly of the Follies (1919)
* The Westerners (1919)
* The Luck of Geraldine Laird (1920)
* Blind Youth (1920)
* The Sagebrusher (1920)
* The Mutiny of the Elsinore (1920)
* Burning Daylight (1920)
* The Ten Dollar Raise (1921)
* The Other Woman (1921)
* Pilgrims of the Night (1921)
* Shattered Idols (1922)
* Backbone (1923)
* The Eagle's Feather (1923)
* The Last Hour (1923)
* The Price of Pleasure (1925)
* His People (1925)
* The Beautiful Cheat (1926)
* Butterflies in the Rain (1926)
* The Old Soak (1926)
* Surrender! (1927)
* Alias the Deacon (1928)
* The Foreign Legion (1928)
* We Americans (1928)
* Girl on the Barge (1929)
* The Lost Zeppelin (1929)
* The Kibitzer (1930)
* Hell's Island (1930)
* Puttin' On the Ritz (1930)
* Soldiers and Women (1930)
* The Conquering Horde (1931)
* Gun Smoke (1931)
* Murder by the Clock (1931)
* Caught (1931)
* His Woman (1931)
* Wayward (1932)
* There's Always Tomorrow (1934)
* A Dog of Flanders (1935)
* The Jury's Secret (1938)

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