The read
It runs a compact 1h 1m.
Synopsis
A proud, pro-capital punishment district attorney with a 90% execution rate, finds himself wrongly convicted of murdering his estranged wife and sentenced to die. The woman he loves and his investigator rival for her affections rally to find the real killer, while he is confronted by the misery of life on death row.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- James P. HoganDirector
- Brian MarlowScreenplay
- John BrightScreenplay
- Madeleine RuthvenScreenplay
- Robert TaskerScreenplay
Cast
- Paul KellyDouglas Goodwin
- Marsha HuntClaire Patterson
- Kent TaylorJerry Welch
- Robert CummingsJimmy Ellis
- Harry CareySen. Nash
- Bernadene HayesMuriel Goodwin
- Hilda VaughnMuriel's Maid
- Thomas E. JacksonLead Investigator Logan
- DeWitt JenningsPrison Warden
- Fred KohlerCurly-haired Convict
- Ralf HaroldeLean, Angry Convict
- Joe SawyerFather Regan, chaplain
Stills
Themes
prisonlove trianglegundeath rowprison wardenmurdersocial commentarysecretaryelectric chaircapital punishmentjewel thiefassistant district attorney