The read
It runs a compact 1h 16m.
Synopsis
A lawyer defends a migrant worker in a sensational murder trial.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
15 audience votes
Key crew
- Don SiegelDirector
- Karen DeWolfScreenplay
- Louis ForbesOriginal Music Composer
- Doane R. HoagScreenplay
Cast
- Teresa WrightEllen Braden
- Macdonald CareyDoug Madison
- Dolores MoranPaula Mitchener
- Adele MaraGracie Sager, Max Verne's Girlfriend
- Edgar BarrierDist. Atty. Jim Gillespie
- John CravenGeorge Braden
- Jack ElamMax Verne
- Ralph SanfordAlvin Taylor
- Gene RothPrison Guard
- Dolores FullerReporter (uncredited)
- Jack CarrAngry Citizen
- Frank BakerCourt Stenographer
Stills
Themes
race against timedeath sentencefilm noirprison visitgossipcourtroomhandgunmigrant workersaved from hangingsensationalismfalse confessionmurder trial