The Accusing Finger

The Accusing Finger
1936
★★☆☆☆ 4.7/10
⏱️ 61 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
CrimeRomanceDramaThriller
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.

Cast

Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
Douglas Goodwin
Marsha Hunt
Marsha Hunt
Claire Patterson
Kent Taylor
Kent Taylor
Jerry Welch
Robert Cummings
Robert Cummings
Jimmy Ellis
Harry Carey
Harry Carey
Sen. Nash
Bernadene Hayes
Bernadene Hayes
Muriel Goodwin

Crew

Director
James P. Hogan
Writer
Madeleine Ruthven, Brian Marlow, John Bright
Producer
A.M. Botsford, William LeBaron

Production

Paramount Pictures

Keywords

prisonlove trianglegundeath rowprison wardenmurdersocial commentarysecretaryelectric chaircapital punishment