The read
It runs a compact 1h 9m.
Synopsis
A man is convicted of killing his boss, whom he suspected of having an affair with his wife. On board the train taking him to prison for his execution are a reporter, who is dying of lung cancer and wants to interview the condemned man--and who also has some inside knowledge of the circumstances of the man's case. Also aboard is the prisoner's wife, who doesn't believe her husband is a killer and desperately wants to talk to him about it but he refuses to speak to her.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- E. Mason HopperDirector
- F. Hugh HerbertScreenplay
Cast
- Mary BrianMolly Collins
- Russell HoptonTony Richards
- Don DillawayJim Collins
- DeWitt JenningsDeputy Russell
- George IrvingJ. Atwell Hunt
- Jackie SearlObnoxious Boy on Train
- Edward KeaneGrant
- Pauline GaronVera
- Walter BrennanMan Chuckling at Train Station
- Harry HolmanMan Shaving on Train
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Themes
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