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Director:
Vincent Sherman
Writers:
Frank J. Collins (play)
Walter DeLeon (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
16 July 1940 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Nothing On Earth Could Seal His Lips more
Plot:
Assistant District Attorney Stephen Forbes, an impressive orator with a long list of convictions, resigns... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
If Nothing Else, A Cogent Argument Against The Death Penalty more (3 total)

Cast

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George Brent ... Stephen M. 'Steve' Forbes
Virginia Bruce ... Joan Reed, Forbes' secretary

Brenda Marshall ... Celia Farrady
Richard Barthelmess ... J.B. Roscoe
William Lundigan ... John L. 'Johnny' Forbes
George Tobias ... Slug McNutt
John Litel ... District Attorney Dickson
Henry Armetta ... Tony Spirella
Alan Baxter ... Joe Garland
David Bruce ... Gerald Wilson
Clarence Kolb ... E.A. Smith
Louis Jean Heydt ... Barton
Marc Lawrence ... Lefty Kyler
Edwin Stanley ... District Attorney Dan Nelson (as Ed Stanley)
Kay Sutton ... Mrs. Knight (scenes deleted)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Broadway Lawyer
The Sentence
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Runtime:
76 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #6277) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Australia:G
Company:
Warner Bros. Pictures more

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The script was unfinished at the start of production and was revised throughout. more
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Version of Illegal (1955) more

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If Nothing Else, A Cogent Argument Against The Death Penalty, 18 March 2006
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Author: David (Handlinghandel) from NY, NY

This opens with lawyer George Brent probing a man guilty in court. The guy is sent to prison and is readied for the electric chair. New evidence comes to light: He is innocent. There are frantic attempts to reach the warden. But they;re unsuccessful. An innocent man has been killed as we watch the flicker of the chair.

This all happens in the first few minutes. It's giving nothing away. The rest of the movie involves Brent's deciding to make some money and starting to defend shady characters. His loyal secretary Virginia Bruce goes with him. (What a beauty she was! Such a haunting look.) His brother William Lundigan has graduated from law school. Etc. Brenda Marshall has too small a role. It hops the track but in some ways is an early noir.

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