We Who Are About to Die

The Terrific drama about men who are about to die!

Duration: 81 min
Release date: 1937-01-08
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John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed. A suspicious detective thinks he is innocent and works to save his life.

Drama Crime

We Who Are About to Die

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Preston Foster
Preston Foster
as Steven Mathews
Ann Dvorak
Ann Dvorak
as Connie Stewart
John Beal
John Beal
as John Thompson
Ray Mayer
Ray Mayer
as Bright Boy Schultz
Gordon Jones
Gordon Jones
as Slim Tolliver
Russell Hopton
Russell Hopton
as MacAndrews
J. Carrol Naish
J. Carrol Naish
as Nick Trotti
Paul Hurst
Paul Hurst
as Tip Fuller
Frank Jenks
Frank Jenks
as Clyde Beasley
John Wray
John Wray
as Jerry Daley
Frank M. Thomas
Frank M. Thomas
as M.L. Carter
Barnett Parker
Barnett Parker
as John Barkley
Willie Fung
Willie Fung
as Kwong
John Carroll
John Carroll
as Joe Donahue
DeWitt Jennings
DeWitt Jennings
as Mike Brannigan
Landers Stevens
Landers Stevens
as Warden Lawton
John 'Skins' Miller
John 'Skins' Miller
as Macy
Howard Hickman
Howard Hickman
as Prison Chaplain
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Robert Emmett O'Connor
as Detective Mitchell
Oscar Apfel
Oscar Apfel
as Mr. Armitage (uncredited)
William Bailey
William Bailey
as Policeman Passenger (uncredited)
Willie Best
Willie Best
as Airport Porter (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Stanley Blystone
as Plainclothesman with Rifle (uncredited)
Harry Bowen
Harry Bowen
as Agitated Citizen in Mob (uncredited)
Ed Brady
Ed Brady
as Worker Throwing Stone (uncredited)
Sonny Bupp
Sonny Bupp
as Hit-and-Run Victim (uncredited)
William Burress
William Burress
as Charlie Gaunt (uncredited)
Ralph Byrd
Ralph Byrd
as Police Lab Technician (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Eddy Chandler
as Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
Wallis Clark
Wallis Clark
as Dr. Hedges (uncredited)
Frank Fanning
Frank Fanning
as Guard in Visitor's Room (uncredited)
Jim Farley
Jim Farley
as Police Officer Johnson (uncredited)
Jerry Fletcher
Jerry Fletcher
as Reporter (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
Eddie Hart
as Police Driver (uncredited)
Dell Henderson
Dell Henderson
as Blake's Associate (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
as Convict (uncredited)
Al Herman
Al Herman
as Reporter (uncredited)
Russell Hicks
Russell Hicks
as District Attorney Knight (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt
Arthur Hoyt
as Governor's Secretary (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Edward Keane
as Ed Stanley (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Donald Kerr
as Agitated Citizen at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)
Edward LeSaint
Edward LeSaint
as Judge (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Wilfred Lucas
as Prison Yard Captain (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
Frank Marlowe
as Prison Lab Technician (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Tom McGuire
as Death-Row Captain Harris (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell
Bruce Mitchell
as Prison Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)
Philip Morris
Philip Morris
as Guard Escorting Kwong to Gallows (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Jack Perry
as Convict Making Noise with Cup (uncredited)
George H. Reed
George H. Reed
as Black Convict (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Larry Steers
as Man in District Attorney's Office (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Charles Sullivan
as Cell Block E Convict (uncredited)
Richard Tucker
Richard Tucker
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Monte Vandergrift
Monte Vandergrift
as Plainclothesman Finding Gun (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
Sailor Vincent
as Convict (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan
as Prison Lieutenant (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Max Wagner
as Cell Block E Convict (uncredited)
Ethel Wales
Ethel Wales
as Travel Bureau Customer (uncredited)
Walter Walker
Walter Walker
as The Governor (uncredited)
Bryant Washburn
Bryant Washburn
as Martin Blake (uncredited)
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