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This Side of the Law poster

This Side of the Law

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"Trapped! Tricked! and Treacherous!"

45
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NR 1950 · 1h 14m
Crime
Starring Viveca Lindfors · Kent Smith · Janis Paige
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A man - trapped in a cistern - reflects on the dark events that lead to his lonely entrapment. Told in flashback, we witness his chance encounter with a nefarious lawyer who persuades him to impersonate a wealthy man who went missing 7 years ago.

Theatrical
Jun 17, 1950
Director
Richard L. Bare
Writers
Richard Sale, Russell S. Hughes
Producer
Saul Elkins
Music
William Lava
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Keywords
crooked lawyer film noir flashback impersonator trapped double cross guard dog told in flashback trapped underground impersonation fraud
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Cast

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V
Viveca Lindfors
Evelyn Taylor
K
Kent Smith
David Cummins
J
Janis Paige
Nadine Taylor
R
Robert Douglas
Philip Cagle
J
John Alvin
Calder Taylor
M
Monte Blue
The Sheriff
F
Frances Morris
Miss Roberts
N
Nita Talbot
Miss Goff
E
Edward Van Sloan
Judge (uncredited)

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