[7] Lew White composed the music, which the trade publication Radio Daily described as "complete scores, as is done at motion picture studios", rather than "merely providing background and bridges".
[2] Bond Clothes ended its sponsorship of Hands of Murder in late April 1951.
The trade publication Billboard said that conflicting reports existed regarding the reason for cancellation, but the primary cause seemed to be Dumont's refusal to have its Pittsburgh affiliate carry the program live.
[9] Hands of Murder used production techniques that differed from other TV programs of its era.
One was the use of "30 to 45 short, intimate scenes" presented "in rapid-fire order", which created an effect similar to watching a full-length film in a half-hour.
"[2] A review of the August 31, 1949, episode in Billboard praised the program's variation from the norm for TV production.