The read
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
A prosecutor quits his job and becomes a defense attorney when he finds out that a man he got convicted and executed was actually innocent.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do.
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Joseph JacksonScreenplay
- James FloodDirector
- Elliott NugentDirector
- Bernhard KaunOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Warren WilliamVincent 'Vince' Day
- Sidney FoxCelia Farraday
- Aline MacMahonMiss Hickey, Day's Secretary
- John WrayMr. Barton
- Mae MadisonElaine
- Ralph InceJ.B. Roscoe
- Morgan WallaceE.A. Smith
- Guy KibbeeBartender
- J. Carrol NaishTony Rocco
- Walter WalkerDistrict Attorney Forbes
- Stanley FieldsMr. Pondapolis
- Murray KinnellThompson, Day's Butler
Stills
Themes
false accusationsprosecutordefense attorneypre-codecourtroom drama