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A lawyer defends a migrant worker in a sensational murder trial.
Theatrical
Apr 1, 1953
Director
Writers
Karen DeWolf, Doane R. Hoag
Producer
Music
Louis Forbes
Studio
Benedict Bogeaus Production, RKO Radio Pictures
Keywords
death sentence
race against time
film noir
prison visit
gossip
courtroom
handgun
migrant worker
saved from hanging
sensationalism
false confession
murder trial
accused of murder
trial lawyer
murder by gunshot
moral panic
murder weapon
loyal wife
convicted murderer
innocent man
crooked district attorney
defense lawyer
against the clock
home burglar
circumstantial evidence
ballistics
Cast
Full credits →T
Teresa Wright
Ellen Braden
M
Macdonald Carey
Doug Madison
D
Dolores Moran
Paula Mitchener
A
Adele Mara
Gracie Sager, Max Verne's Girlfriend
E
Edgar Barrier
Dist. Atty. Jim Gillespie
J
John Craven
George Braden
J
Jack Elam
Max Verne
R
Ralph Sanford
Alvin Taylor
G
Gene Roth
Prison Guard
D
Dolores Fuller
Reporter (uncredited)
J
Jack Carr
Angry Citizen
F
Frank Baker
Court Stenographer
M
Marshall Bradford
Coroner
R
Ralph Brooks
B
Benny Burt
R
Robert Carson
R
Ralph Dumke
