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The Accusing Finger

Condemned to share the fate of man he'd doomed!

A proud, pro-capital punishment district attorney with a 90% execution rate, finds himself wrongly convicted of murdering his estranged wife and sentenced to die. The woman he loves and his investigator rival for her affections rally to find the real killer, while he is confronted by the misery of life on death row.

1h 1m1936NRTMDb 5.8

CrimeRomanceDramaThriller

English

Crew and Cast

James P. HoganJames P. HoganDirectorPaul KellyPaul KellyDouglas GoodwinMarsha HuntMarsha HuntClaire PattersonKent TaylorKent TaylorJerry WelchRobert CummingsRobert CummingsJimmy EllisHarry CareyHarry CareySen. NashBernadene HayesBernadene HayesMuriel GoodwinHilda VaughnHilda VaughnMuriel's MaidThomas E. JacksonThomas E. JacksonLead Investigator LoganDeWitt JenningsDeWitt JenningsPrison WardenFred KohlerFred KohlerCurly-haired ConvictRalf HaroldeRalf HaroldeLean · Angry ConvictJoe SawyerJoe SawyerFather Regan · chaplainPaul FixPaul Fix"Twitchy" Burke · the killer thiefJonathan HaleJonathan HaleSpecial ProsecutorSam FlintSam FlintDistrict Attorney BentonJohn CarrollJohn CarrollDominic Petrelli · convictSammee TongSammee TongChinese-American ConvictRussell HicksRussell HicksVociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator
Frederick BurtonThe GovernorRollo LloydRollo LloydDr. Simms
Glenn BeltDetective BillingsHooper AtchleyHooper AtchleySenator
Harry A. BaileySenatorWilliam BaileyWilliam BaileyReporter in Senate ChamberWilliam HopperWilliam HopperReporterIrene BennettIrene BennettEllen DrewEllen DrewWifeWard BondWard BondRecreation Room GuardHarry C. BradleyHarry C. BradleySenatorJames P. BurtisJames P. BurtisWaiter

Storyline

A proud, pro-capital punishment district attorney with a 90% execution rate, finds himself wrongly convicted of murdering his estranged wife and sentenced to die. The woman he loves and his investigator rival for her affections rally to find the real killer, while he is confronted by the misery of life on death row.

  • Paramount Pictures

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Info

Status
Released
Released
17 November 1936
Runtime
1h 1m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
5.8 / 10 (4 votes)

Production

Director
James P. Hogan
Writers
Madeleine Ruthven, Brian Marlow, John Bright
Studios
Paramount Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English