A 1927 whodunit so vanished, even the killer's identity is literally lost to time.
By Whose Hand? is a lost 1927 American silent crime drama film directed by Walter Lang and released by Columbia Pictures.
Direction
Walter Lang's vanished visual language—only critics' breathless reviews survive.
Acting
Ricardo Cortez: the 'Latin lover' prototype smoldering in monochrome.
Director
Walter Lang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Less than 20% of silent films survive; this one's disappearance helped spark archival preservation movements.
Ricardo Cortez's 'Latin lover' persona was pure studio fabrication—he was born Jacob Krantz in Manhattan.
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