By Whose Hand? (1932 film) explained

By Whose Hand?
Director:	Benjamin Stoloff
Cinematography:	Ted Tetzlaff Joseph Walker
Editing:	Maurice Wright
Studio:	Columbia Pictures
Distributor:	Columbia Pictures
Runtime:	65 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

By Whose Hand? is a 1932 American mystery film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Ben Lyon, Barbara Weeks and Kenneth Thomson.^[1]

In London the film premiered on a double bill with Michael Powell's quota quickie His Lordship.^[2]

A print is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.^[3]

Cast

• Ben Lyon as Jimmy
• Barbara Weeks as Alice
• Kenneth Thomson as Chambers
• Ethel Kenyon as Eileen
• William V. Mong as Graham
• Dolores Ray as Bride
• Nat Pendleton as The Killer
• Tom Dugan as Drunk
• Dwight Frye as Chick

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.

Notes and References

1. https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/8402?sid The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:By Whose Hand?
2. Chibnall p.216
3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.24 c.1978 by The American Film Institute