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Released1937-01-08
Runtime1h 21m
DirectorChristy Cabanne

WritersDavid Lamson (novel) + 1 more, John Twist (screenplay)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StudiosRKO Radio Pictures + 1 more, Edward Small Productions
GenresDrama, Crime

The Terrific drama about men who are about to die!

John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed. A suspicious detective thinks he is innocent and works to save his life.

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Preston Foster
Steven Mathews
Ann Dvorak
Connie Stewart
John Beal
John Thompson
Ray Mayer
Bright Boy Schultz
Gordon Jones
Slim Tolliver
Russell Hopton
MacAndrews
J. Carrol Naish
Nick Trotti
Paul Hurst
Tip Fuller
Frank Jenks
Clyde Beasley
John Wray
Jerry Daley
Frank M. Thomas
M.L. Carter
Barnett Parker
John Barkley
Willie Fung
Kwong
John Carroll
Joe Donahue
DeWitt Jennings
Mike Brannigan
Landers Stevens
Warden Lawton
John "Skins" Miller
Macy
Howard Hickman
Prison Chaplain
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Detective Mitchell
Oscar Apfel
Mr. Armitage (uncredited)
William Bailey
Policeman Passenger (uncredited)
Willie Best
Airport Porter (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Plainclothesman with Rifle (uncredited)
Harry Bowen
Agitated Citizen in Mob (uncredited)
Ed Brady
Worker Throwing Stone (uncredited)
Sonny Bupp
Hit-and-Run Victim (uncredited)
William Burress
Charlie Gaunt (uncredited)
Ralph Byrd
Police Lab Technician (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
Wallis Clark
Dr. Hedges (uncredited)
Frank Fanning
Guard in Visitor's Room (uncredited)
Jim Farley
Police Officer Johnson (uncredited)
Jerry Fletcher
Reporter (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
Police Driver (uncredited)
Dell Henderson
Blake's Associate (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Convict (uncredited)
Al Herman
Reporter (uncredited)
Russell Hicks
District Attorney Knight (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt
Governor's Secretary (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Ed Stanley (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Agitated Citizen at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)
Edward LeSaint
Judge (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Prison Yard Captain (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
Prison Lab Technician (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Death-Row Captain Harris (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell
Prison Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)
Philip Morris
Guard Escorting Kwong to Gallows (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Convict Making Noise with Cup (uncredited)
George H. Reed
Black Convict (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Man in District Attorney's Office (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Cell Block E Convict (uncredited)
Richard Tucker
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Monte Vandergrift
Plainclothesman Finding Gun (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
Convict (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Prison Lieutenant (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Cell Block E Convict (uncredited)
Ethel Wales
Travel Bureau Customer (uncredited)
Walter Walker
The Governor (uncredited)
Bryant Washburn
Martin Blake (uncredited)

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Cast 59

Preston Foster

Steven Mathews

Ann Dvorak

Connie Stewart

John Beal

John Thompson

Ray Mayer

Bright Boy Schultz

Gordon Jones

Slim Tolliver

Russell Hopton

MacAndrews

J. Carrol Naish

Nick Trotti

Paul Hurst

Tip Fuller

Frank Jenks

Clyde Beasley

John Wray

Jerry Daley

Frank M. Thomas

M.L. Carter

Barnett Parker

John Barkley

Willie Fung

Kwong

John Carroll

Joe Donahue

DeWitt Jennings

Mike Brannigan

Landers Stevens

Warden Lawton

John "Skins" Miller

Macy

Howard Hickman

Prison Chaplain

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Detective Mitchell

Oscar Apfel

Mr. Armitage (uncredited)

William Bailey

Policeman Passenger (uncredited)

Willie Best

Airport Porter (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

Plainclothesman with Rifle (uncredited)

Harry Bowen

Agitated Citizen in Mob (uncredited)

Ed Brady

Worker Throwing Stone (uncredited)

Sonny Bupp

Hit-and-Run Victim (uncredited)

William Burress

Charlie Gaunt (uncredited)

Ralph Byrd

Police Lab Technician (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)

Wallis Clark

Dr. Hedges (uncredited)

Frank Fanning

Guard in Visitor's Room (uncredited)

Jim Farley

Police Officer Johnson (uncredited)

Jerry Fletcher

Reporter (uncredited)

Eddie Hart

Police Driver (uncredited)

Dell Henderson

Blake's Associate (uncredited)

Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

Convict (uncredited)

Al Herman

Reporter (uncredited)

Russell Hicks

District Attorney Knight (uncredited)

Arthur Hoyt

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