The Accusing Finger

Condemned to share the fate of man he'd doomed!

Duration: 61 min
Release date: 1936-11-17
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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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The Accusing Finger

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Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
as Douglas Goodwin
Marsha Hunt
Marsha Hunt
as Claire Patterson
Kent Taylor
Kent Taylor
as Jerry Welch
Robert Cummings
Robert Cummings
as Jimmy Ellis
Harry Carey
Harry Carey
as Sen. Nash
Bernadene Hayes
Bernadene Hayes
as Muriel Goodwin
Hilda Vaughn
Hilda Vaughn
as Muriel's Maid
Thomas E. Jackson
Thomas E. Jackson
as Lead Investigator Logan
DeWitt Jennings
DeWitt Jennings
as Prison Warden
Fred Kohler
Fred Kohler
as Curly-haired Convict
Ralf Harolde
Ralf Harolde
as Lean, Angry Convict
Joe Sawyer
Joe Sawyer
as Father Regan, chaplain
Paul Fix
Paul Fix
as "Twitchy" Burke, the killer thief
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale
as Special Prosecutor
Sam Flint
Sam Flint
as District Attorney Benton
John Carroll
John Carroll
as Dominic Petrelli, convict
Sammee Tong
Sammee Tong
as Chinese-American Convict
Russell Hicks
Russell Hicks
as Vociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator
Frederick Burton
Frederick Burton
as The Governor
Rollo Lloyd
Rollo Lloyd
as Dr. Simms
Glenn Belt
Glenn Belt
as Detective Billings
Hooper Atchley
Hooper Atchley
as Senator
Harry A. Bailey
Harry A. Bailey
as Senator
William Bailey
William Bailey
as Reporter in Senate Chamber
William Hopper
William Hopper
as Reporter
Irene Bennett
Irene Bennett
as
Ellen Drew
Ellen Drew
as Wife
Ward Bond
Ward Bond
as Recreation Room Guard
Harry C. Bradley
Harry C. Bradley
as Senator
James P. Burtis
James P. Burtis
as Waiter
Mae Busch
Mae Busch
as Younger Woman on Bus
George Chandler
George Chandler
as Reporter
Ethel Clayton
Ethel Clayton
as
Jimmy Conlin
Jimmy Conlin
as (scene deleted)
Eddie Dunn
Eddie Dunn
as Sergeant at Arms
Matty Fain
Matty Fain
as Condemned Man
Kenneth Harlan
Kenneth Harlan
as Police Surgeon
Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden
as Clerical Employee
Edward Hearn
Edward Hearn
as Bailiff
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
as Convict
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Ben Hendricks Jr.
as Convict
Al Hill
Al Hill
as Reporter
Fay Holden
Fay Holden
as Twitchy's Landlady
Arthur Stuart Hull
Arthur Stuart Hull
as Senator
George Irving
George Irving
as Judge's Voice
Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson
as Medical Examiner
Marten Lamont
Marten Lamont
as Convict
Priscilla Lawson
Priscilla Lawson
as Hat Check Girl
Ralph Lewis
Ralph Lewis
as Senator
Arthur Loft
Arthur Loft
as Convict
Walter Long
Walter Long
as Convict
Frank Losee Jr.
Frank Losee Jr.
as Reporter
Nick Lukats
Nick Lukats
as Reporter
Frank Marlowe
Frank Marlowe
as Convict
Louis Mason
Louis Mason
as Higgins
Frank Mayo
Frank Mayo
as Copy Desk Editor
Philo McCullough
Philo McCullough
as Reporter in Senate Chamber
J.P. McGowan
J.P. McGowan
as Inner Guard
Walter McGrail
Walter McGrail
as Guard
Kitty McHugh
Kitty McHugh
as (scene deleted)
Robert McKenzie
Robert McKenzie
as Dialogue Restaurant Patron
Frank McLure
Frank McLure
as Restaurant Patron
Charles McMurphy
Charles McMurphy
as Guard
Torben Meyer
Torben Meyer
as Proprietor
Ivan Miller
Ivan Miller
as Chairman of the Senate
Bruce Mitchell
Bruce Mitchell
as Guard in Police Shower
Charles R. Moore
Charles R. Moore
as Black Prisoner
James C. Morton
James C. Morton
as (scene deleted)
Paul Newlan
Paul Newlan
as Prisoner
Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Connor
as Deputy
Dennis O'Keefe
Dennis O'Keefe
as Reporter
Jack Perrin
Jack Perrin
as Guard
Bob Perry
Bob Perry
as Escort Guard
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
as Riley
Alexander Pollard
Alexander Pollard
as Headwaiter (extra)
Jack Raymond
Jack Raymond
as Prisoner
Ronald R. Rondell
Ronald R. Rondell
as Restaurant Patron
Churchill Ross
Churchill Ross
as Ballistic Expert
Frank Rowan
Frank Rowan
as Reporter
Rolfe Sedan
Rolfe Sedan
as First Waiter
Phillips Smalley
Phillips Smalley
as Senator
Edwin Stanley
Edwin Stanley
as Fingerprint Expert
Larry Steers
Larry Steers
as Senator
Milburn Stone
Milburn Stone
as Convict
Harry Tyler
Harry Tyler
as Man on Bus
Arthur Van Slyke
Arthur Van Slyke
as Senator
Suzanne Willa
Suzanne Willa
as Older Woman on Bus
Gloria Williams
Gloria Williams
as Passenger
William Worthington
William Worthington
as Senator
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