Hugo Van Ostrum — I'll Name the Murderer Character Profile

About Hugo Van Ostrum

Vi Van Ostrum's father. He becomes a person of interest when Tilton discovers a receipt for an expensive diamond bracelet found in the victim's dressing room, suggesting a financial motive.

Character Facts

Played by

William Bailey

Appears in

I'll Name the Murderer (1936)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Hugo Van Ostrum — Family Father — Vi Van Ostrum (Charlotte Barr-Smith)

  Father-daughter relationship.

• Hugo Van Ostrum — Conflict Investigator — Tommy Tilton (Ralph Forbes)

  Tilton suspects Hugo due to financial evidence found at the crime scene.

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