Death from a Distance
Encyclopedia
Death from a Distance is a 1935 American film directed by Frank R. Strayer
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It was the first feature film broadcast on U.S. commercial television
, on July 2, 1941, during the first week of official commercial broadcasts on NBC
's New York television station WNBT-TV
.
Frank R. Strayer
Frank R. Strayer was an actor, film writer, director and producer. He was active from the mid-1920s until the early 1950s.-Biography:...
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It was the first feature film broadcast on U.S. commercial television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, on July 2, 1941, during the first week of official commercial broadcasts on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's New York television station WNBT-TV
WNBC
WNBC, virtual channel 4 , is the flagship station of the NBC television network, located in New York City. WNBC's studios are co-located with NBC corporate headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in midtown Manhattan...
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Cast
- Russell HoptonRussell HoptonRussell Hopton was an American film actor. He appeared in 110 films between 1926 and 1945.He was born in New York, New York and died of an overdose of sleeping pills in North Hollywood, California....
- Lola Lane
- George F. MarionGeorge F. MarionGeorge F. Marion Sr. was an American stage actor and director, a film actor and director of two silent films. George F. Marion, who was born in San Francisco, California was father of writer George Marion Jr. and he died of a heart attack at the age of 85 years in Carmel, California, USA. Marion...
- Lee KohlmarLee KohlmarLee Kohlmar was a German film actor and director. He appeared in 52 films between 1916 and 1941. He also directed nine films between 1916 and 1921....
- John St. PolisJohn St. PolisJohn St. Polis was an American actor. He appeared in 126 films between 1914 and 1943.He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Shadows...
- Lew KellyLew KellyLew Kelly was an American film actor. He appeared in over 200 films between 1928 and 1944.He was born in St...
- E.H. Calvert
- Wheeler OakmanWheeler OakmanWheeler Oakman was an American film actor.Usually appearing as a henchman in films, rarely a leading role, he appeared in over 280 films between 1912 and 1948....
- Robert FrazerRobert FrazerrightRobert W. Frazer born Robert William Browne on 29 June 1891 in Worcester, Massachusetts, US, was an American actor who appeared in some 224 shorts and films from the 1910s until his death on 17 August 1944 in Los Angeles, California, US, due to leukemia...
- Cornelius Keefe
- John DavidsonJohn DavidsonJohn Davidson may refer to:* John Andrew Davidson , Canadian politician* John Davidson , American actor* John Davidson , Australian admiral...
- John Dilson
External links
- "Happy Birthday, TV" Variety, July 1, 2011 http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118039380