Directed by:
Fritz LangScreenplay:
Douglas MorrowCinematography:
William E. SnyderComposer:
Herschel Burke GilbertCast:
Dana Andrews, Joan Fontaine, Sidney Blackmer, Arthur Franz, Philip Bourneuf, Shepperd Strudwick, Barbara Nichols, Dan Seymour, Joyce Taylor, Carleton Young (more)VOD (1)
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The owner of an important newspaper Austin Spencer opposes to the capital punishment and particularly to the prosecutor Roy Thompson, who has just succeeded in a trial based on circumstantial evidences. When a dancer is strangled and the police have no suspect, Austin convinces his future son-in-law, the prominent writer Tom Garrett, to plant circumstantial evidences to self-incriminate, while he would hold pictures, receipts and other evidences of his innocence until the very last moment. Later Austin would begin a campaign in his newspaper disclosing the possibility of sending an innocent to the electric chair. They decide to hide the truth from Austin's daughter Susan since she could not support the situation under stress. When the jury withdraws from the court in the end of the trial to give the sentence, Austin takes the evidences that prove the innocence of Tom from his safe, but has a car accident and dies. Tom is sentenced to death penalty and tries to convince Susan of his innocence as his last hope. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Dana Andrews
USA
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Joan Fontaine
Japan
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Sidney Blackmer
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Arthur Franz
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Philip Bourneuf
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Shepperd Strudwick
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Barbara Nichols
USA
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Dan Seymour
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Joyce Taylor
USA
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Carleton Young
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Edward Binns
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William Boyett
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Mike Lally
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Jeffrey Sayre
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Sam Harris
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Frank Mills
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Rusty Lane
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Colin Kenny
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Hal Taggart
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George DeNormand
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