Murder by Phone (1980, CDN/USA) C-94m. ** D: Michael Anderson. Starring Richard Chamberlain, John Houseman, Sara Botsford, Robin Gammell, Gary Reineke. By no means bad but hardly credible thriller about a killer who murders people via the telephone line(!), sending through a high voltage. Chamberlain is trying to find out who's behind it. Some good shock scenes and an acceptable pace almost overcome laughable plot. Score by John Barry is barely there. Also available in a 79m. version. Alterantive titles: BELLS, THE CALLING, and HELL'S BELLS.