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The Accusing Finger

Crime

Action

Romance

Drama

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.

Date: 11/17/1936
Rating: 4.7
Cast: Paul Kelly, Marsha Hunt, Kent Taylor, Robert Cummings, Harry Carey, Bernadene Hayes, Hilda Vaughn, Thomas E. Jackson, DeWitt Jennings, Fred Kohler, Ralf Harolde, Joe Sawyer, Paul Fix, Jonathan Hale, Sam Flint, John Carroll, Sammee Tong, Russell Hicks, Frederick Burton, Rollo Lloyd, Glenn Belt, Hooper Atchley, Harry A. Bailey, William Bailey, William Hopper, Irene Bennett, Ellen Drew, Ward Bond, Harry C. Bradley, James P. Burtis, Mae Busch, George Chandler, Ethel Clayton, Jimmy Conlin, Eddie Dunn, Matty Fain, Kenneth Harlan, Harry Hayden, Edward Hearn, Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian, Ben Hendricks Jr., Al Hill, Fay Holden, Arthur Stuart Hull, George Irving, Selmer Jackson, Marten Lamont, Priscilla Lawson, Ralph Lewis, Arthur Loft, Walter Long, Frank Losee Jr., Nick Lukats, Frank Marlowe, Louis Mason, Frank Mayo, Philo McCullough, J.P. McGowan, Walter McGrail, Kitty McHugh, Robert McKenzie, Frank McLure, Charles McMurphy, Torben Meyer, Ivan Miller, Bruce Mitchell, Charles R. Moore, James C. Morton, Paul Newlan, Frank O'Connor, Dennis O'Keefe, Jack Perrin, Bob Perry, Lee Phelps, Alexander Pollard, Jack Raymond, Ronald R. Rondell, Churchill Ross, Frank Rowan, Rolfe Sedan, Phillips Smalley, Edwin Stanley, Larry Steers, Milburn Stone, Harry Tyler, Arthur Van Slyke, Suzanne Willa, Gloria Williams, William Worthington

Paul Kelly as Douglas Goodwin in The Accusing Finger Paul Kelly

Marsha Hunt as Claire Patterson in The Accusing Finger Marsha Hunt

Kent Taylor as Jerry Welch in The Accusing Finger Kent Taylor

Robert Cummings as Jimmy Ellis in The Accusing Finger Robert Cummings

Harry Carey as Sen. Nash in The Accusing Finger Harry Carey

Bernadene Hayes as Muriel Goodwin in The Accusing Finger Bernadene Hayes

Hilda Vaughn as Muriel's Maid in The Accusing Finger Hilda Vaughn

Thomas E. Jackson as Lead Investigator Logan in The Accusing Finger Thomas E. Jackson

DeWitt Jennings as Prison Warden in The Accusing Finger DeWitt Jennings

Fred Kohler as Curly-haired Convict in The Accusing Finger Fred Kohler

Ralf Harolde as Lean, Angry Convict in The Accusing Finger Ralf Harolde

Joe Sawyer as Father Reed, chaplain in The Accusing Finger Joe Sawyer

Paul Fix as "Twitchy" Burke, the killer thief in The Accusing Finger Paul Fix

Jonathan Hale as Special Prosecutor in The Accusing Finger Jonathan Hale

Sam Flint as District Attorney Benton in The Accusing Finger Sam Flint

John Carroll as Dominic Petrelli, convict in The Accusing Finger John Carroll

Sammee Tong as Chinese-American Convict in The Accusing Finger Sammee Tong

Russell Hicks as Vociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator in The Accusing Finger Russell Hicks

Frederick Burton as The Governor in The Accusing Finger Frederick Burton

Rollo Lloyd as Dr. Simms in The Accusing Finger Rollo Lloyd

Glenn Belt

Hooper Atchley as Senator in The Accusing Finger Hooper Atchley

Harry A. Bailey

William Bailey as Reporter in Senate Chamber in The Accusing Finger William Bailey

William Hopper as Reporter in The Accusing Finger William Hopper

Irene Bennett as  in The Accusing Finger Irene Bennett

Ellen Drew as Wife in The Accusing Finger Ellen Drew

Ward Bond as Recreation Room Guard in The Accusing Finger Ward Bond

Harry C. Bradley as Senator in The Accusing Finger Harry C. Bradley

James P. Burtis as Waiter in The Accusing Finger James P. Burtis

Mae Busch as Younger Woman on Bus in The Accusing Finger Mae Busch

George Chandler as Reporter in The Accusing Finger George Chandler

Ethel Clayton as  in The Accusing Finger Ethel Clayton

Jimmy Conlin as (scene deleted) in The Accusing Finger Jimmy Conlin

Eddie Dunn as Sergeant at Arms in The Accusing Finger Eddie Dunn

Matty Fain as Condemned Man in The Accusing Finger Matty Fain

Kenneth Harlan as Police Surgeon in The Accusing Finger Kenneth Harlan

Harry Hayden as Clerical Employee in The Accusing Finger Harry Hayden

Edward Hearn as Bailiff in The Accusing Finger Edward Hearn

Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

Ben Hendricks Jr. as Convict in The Accusing Finger Ben Hendricks Jr.

Al Hill as Reporter in The Accusing Finger Al Hill

Fay Holden as Twitchy's Landlady in The Accusing Finger Fay Holden

Arthur Stuart Hull as Senator in The Accusing Finger Arthur Stuart Hull

George Irving as Judge's Voice in The Accusing Finger George Irving

Selmer Jackson as Medical Examiner in The Accusing Finger Selmer Jackson

Marten Lamont as Convict in The Accusing Finger Marten Lamont

Priscilla Lawson as Hat Check Girl in The Accusing Finger Priscilla Lawson

Ralph Lewis as Senator in The Accusing Finger Ralph Lewis

Arthur Loft as Convict in The Accusing Finger Arthur Loft

Walter Long as Convict in The Accusing Finger Walter Long

Frank Losee Jr.

Nick Lukats

Frank Marlowe as Convict in The Accusing Finger Frank Marlowe

Louis Mason as Higgins in The Accusing Finger Louis Mason

Frank Mayo as Copy Desk Editor in The Accusing Finger Frank Mayo

Philo McCullough as Reporter in Senate Chamber in The Accusing Finger Philo McCullough

J.P. McGowan as Inner Guard in The Accusing Finger J.P. McGowan

Walter McGrail as Guard in The Accusing Finger Walter McGrail

Kitty McHugh

Robert McKenzie as Dialogue Restaurant Patron in The Accusing Finger Robert McKenzie

Frank McLure as Restaurant Patron in The Accusing Finger Frank McLure

Charles McMurphy

Torben Meyer as Proprietor in The Accusing Finger Torben Meyer

Ivan Miller as Chairman of the Senate in The Accusing Finger Ivan Miller

Bruce Mitchell

Charles R. Moore as Black Prisoner in The Accusing Finger Charles R. Moore

James C. Morton as (scene deleted) in The Accusing Finger James C. Morton

Paul Newlan as Prisoner in The Accusing Finger Paul Newlan

Frank O'Connor as Deputy in The Accusing Finger Frank O'Connor

Dennis O'Keefe as Reporter in The Accusing Finger Dennis O'Keefe

Jack Perrin as Guard in The Accusing Finger Jack Perrin

Bob Perry

Lee Phelps as Riley in The Accusing Finger Lee Phelps

Alexander Pollard

Jack Raymond

Ronald R. Rondell

Churchill Ross as Ballistic Expert in The Accusing Finger Churchill Ross

Frank Rowan

Rolfe Sedan as First Waiter in The Accusing Finger Rolfe Sedan

Phillips Smalley as Senator in The Accusing Finger Phillips Smalley

Edwin Stanley as Fingerprint Expert in The Accusing Finger Edwin Stanley

Larry Steers as Senator in The Accusing Finger Larry Steers

Milburn Stone as Convict in The Accusing Finger Milburn Stone

Harry Tyler as Man on Bus in The Accusing Finger Harry Tyler

Arthur Van Slyke

Suzanne Willa

Gloria Williams

William Worthington as Senator in The Accusing Finger William Worthington