By Whose Hand? (1932) — AI Story Visualization

By Whose Hand? (1932) Poster

Plot Analysis Summary

A newspaper reporter investigates a murder aboard a train while racing to stop an escaped killer.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

Murder on the Night Express

Investigation Begins

Unraveling Secrets

Race to Identify the Killer

On the night express train from Los Angeles to San Francisco everyone’s a suspect when a jewelry magnate is found stabbed to death and an escaped killer is feared on board. It’s up to newspaper reporter Jimmy Hawley (Ben Lyon) to unravel the secrets of the motley group of passengers and find the killer before he strikes again in this tense and atmospheric whodunit.

Directed by

Benjamin Stoloff

Key Cast

Rating: 6.6/10 (5 votes)