CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
19401h 4m★ 6.4
Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.
Cast: Peter Lorre, John McGuire, Margaret Tallichet, Charles Waldron, Elisha Cook Jr., Charles Halton, Ethel Griffies, Cliff Clark, Oscar O'Shea, Alec Craig, Otto Hoffman, Bobby Barber, Vince Barnett, Lee Bonnell, Harry C. Bradley, Lynton Brent, Helen Chapman, Jack Cheatham, Ray Cooke, Robert Dudley, William Edmunds, Jim Farley, Betty Farrington, Jack Gargan, Greta Granstedt, John Harmon, Dell Henderson, Max Hoffman Jr., Gladden James, Charles Judels
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Peter Lorre
The Stranger
John McGuire
Michael Ward
Margaret Tallichet
Jane
Charles Waldron
District Attorney
Elisha Cook Jr.
Joe Briggs
Charles Halton
Albert Meng
Ethel Griffies
Mrs. Kane
Cliff Clark
Martin
Oscar O'Shea
The Judge
Alec Craig
Defense Attorney
Otto Hoffman
Police Surgeon
Bobby Barber
Giuseppe, the Italian Grocer (uncredited)
Vince Barnett
Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Lee Bonnell
Reporter (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Lynton Brent
Cabdriver at Nick's (uncredited)
Helen Chapman
Woman (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
Detective (uncredited)
Ray Cooke
Phil, Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
Postman (uncredited)
William Edmunds
Gardener (uncredited)
Jim Farley
Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
Betty Farrington
Woman Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Greta Granstedt
Housekeeper (uncredited)
John Harmon
Thin-Faced Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Dell Henderson
Detective (uncredited)
Max Hoffman Jr.
Charlie, the Third Cab Driver (uncredited)
Gladden James
Tom, a Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Judels
Nick Nanbajan, the Cafe Owner (uncredited)
1h 20mA newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in an attempt to expose ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is to have Tom plant clues leading to his arrest for killing a female nightclub dancer. Once Tom is found guilty, he is to reveal the setup and humiliate the DA.
In the city, someone is murdering children. The police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' criminals, and the local hoods decide to help find the murderer as quickly as possible.
1h 39mA crime photographer gets involved in a conspiracy.
1h 37mA detective becomes obsessed with solving a child's 50-year-old murder, uncovering striking similarities between the case and his son's disappearance.
Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Long jealous of his brother John, Stephen does his best to pin the blame for the murder on his sibling. Also affected by Stephen's arrogant dementia is his long-suffering wife Marjorie.
After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.