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The Accusing Finger (1936)

November 17, 1936 (US) Crime, Romance, Drama, Thriller • 61m

Overview

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.

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Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly

Douglas Goodwin

Marsha Hunt
Marsha Hunt

Claire Patterson

Kent Taylor
Kent Taylor

Jerry Welch

Bernadene Hayes
Bernadene Hayes

Muriel Goodwin

Hilda Vaughn
Hilda Vaughn

Muriel's Maid

Thomas E. Jackson
Thomas E. Jackson

Lead Investigator Logan

DeWitt Jennings
DeWitt Jennings

Prison Warden

Fred Kohler
Fred Kohler

Curly-haired Convict

Ralf Harolde
Ralf Harolde

Lean, Angry Convict

Joe Sawyer
Joe Sawyer

Father Regan, chaplain

Paul Fix
Paul Fix

"Twitchy" Burke, the killer thief

Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale

Special Prosecutor

Sam Flint
Sam Flint

District Attorney Benton

John Carroll
John Carroll

Dominic Petrelli, convict

Sammee Tong
Sammee Tong

Chinese-American Convict

Russell Hicks
Russell Hicks

Vociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator

Glenn Belt
Glenn Belt

Detective Billings

William Bailey
William Bailey

Reporter in Senate Chamber

Ward Bond
Ward Bond

Recreation Room Guard

Mae Busch
Mae Busch

Younger Woman on Bus

Jimmy Conlin
Jimmy Conlin

(scene deleted)

Eddie Dunn
Eddie Dunn

Sergeant at Arms

Matty Fain
Matty Fain

Condemned Man

Kenneth Harlan
Kenneth Harlan

Police Surgeon

Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden

Clerical Employee

Al Hill
Al Hill

Reporter

Fay Holden
Fay Holden

Twitchy's Landlady

George Irving
George Irving

Judge's Voice

Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson

Medical Examiner

Priscilla Lawson
Priscilla Lawson

Hat Check Girl

Frank Mayo
Frank Mayo

Copy Desk Editor

Philo McCullough
Philo McCullough

Reporter in Senate Chamber

J.P. McGowan
J.P. McGowan

Inner Guard

Kitty McHugh
Kitty McHugh

(scene deleted)

Robert McKenzie
Robert McKenzie

Dialogue Restaurant Patron

Frank McLure
Frank McLure

Restaurant Patron

Torben Meyer
Torben Meyer

Proprietor

Ivan Miller
Ivan Miller

Chairman of the Senate

Bruce Mitchell
Bruce Mitchell

Guard in Police Shower

Charles R. Moore
Charles R. Moore

Black Prisoner

James C. Morton
James C. Morton

(scene deleted)

Bob Perry
Bob Perry

Escort Guard

Alexander Pollard
Alexander Pollard

Headwaiter (extra)

Ronald R. Rondell
Ronald R. Rondell

Restaurant Patron

Churchill Ross
Churchill Ross

Ballistic Expert

Rolfe Sedan
Rolfe Sedan

First Waiter

Edwin Stanley
Edwin Stanley

Fingerprint Expert

Harry Tyler
Harry Tyler

Man on Bus

Suzanne Willa
Suzanne Willa

Older Woman on Bus

Crew
Brian Marlow
Brian Marlow

Screenplay

John Bright
John Bright

Screenplay

Daniel Keefe
Daniel Keefe

Associate Producer

William LeBaron
William LeBaron

Executive Producer

Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier

Art Direction

Hans Radon
Hans Radon

Art Direction

Henry Sharp
Henry Sharp

Director of Photography



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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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