Movie Description
The Accusing Finger
(1936)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : James P. Hogan
- Producer : A.M. Botsford
- Editor : Chandler House
- 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
Cast
Douglas Goodwin
Claire Patterson
Jerry Welch
Jimmy Ellis
Sen. Nash
Muriel Goodwin
Muriel's Maid
Lead Investigator Logan
Prison Warden
Curly-haired Convict
Lean, Angry Convict
Father Reed, chaplain
"Twitchy" Burke, the killer thief
Special Prosecutor
District Attorney Benton
Dominic Petrelli, convict
Chinese-American Convict
Vociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator
The Governor
Dr. Simms
Detective Billings
Senator
Senator
Reporter in Senate Chamber
Reporter
Wife
Recreation Room Guard
Senator
Waiter
Younger Woman on Bus
Reporter
(scene deleted)
Sergeant at Arms
Condemned Man
Police Surgeon
Clerical Employee
Bailiff
Convict
Convict
Reporter
Twitchy's Landlady
Senator
Judge's Voice
Medical Examiner
Convict
Hat Check Girl
Senator
Convict
Convict
Reporter
Reporter
Convict
Higgins
Copy Desk Editor
Reporter in Senate Chamber
Inner Guard
Guard
(scene deleted)
Dialogue Restaurant Patron
Restaurant Patron
Guard
Proprietor
Chairman of the Senate
Guard in Police Shower
Black Prisoner
(scene deleted)
Prisoner
Deputy
Reporter
Guard
Escort Guard
Riley
Headwaiter (extra)
Prisoner
Restaurant Patron
Ballistic Expert
Reporter
First Waiter
Senator
Fingerprint Expert
Senator
Convict
Man on Bus
Senator
Older Woman on Bus
Passenger
Senator
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Facts
Original TitleThe Accusing Finger
Status Released
Release Information
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1936-11-17
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 01m
Production CompaniesParamount Pictures
Genres
- Crime
- Action
- Romance
- Drama
