Let Us Live (1939)
When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is sentenced to death for a murder that he wasn't involved in. Though no one is willing to listen to the innocent prisoner's pleas for freedom, Brick's faithful fiancée, Mary, knows that her lover is innocent because she was with him when the crime was committed. As the scheduled execution draws ever nearer, Mary begins to investigate the murder herself.
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Maureen O'Sullivan
as Mary Roberts
as Mary Roberts
Henry Fonda
as "Brick" Tennant
as "Brick" Tennant
Ralph Bellamy
as Lieutenant Everett
as Lieutenant Everett
Alan Baxter
as Joe Linden
as Joe Linden
Stanley Ridges
as District Attorney
as District Attorney
Henry Kolker
as Chief of Police
as Chief of Police
George Lynn
as Joe Taylor
as Joe Taylor
George Douglas
as Ed Walsh
as Ed Walsh
Phillip Trent
as Frank Burke
as Frank Burke
Martin Spellman
as Jimmy Dugan
as Jimmy Dugan
Ralph Remley
as Bill Henderson (uncredited)
as Bill Henderson (uncredited)
Arthur Stuart Hull
as Crandall (uncredited)
as Crandall (uncredited)
John Qualen
as Dan (uncredited)
as Dan (uncredited)
William V. Mong
as Joe Taylor Sr. (uncredited)
as Joe Taylor Sr. (uncredited)
Herbert Ashley
as Sam (uncredited)
as Sam (uncredited)
Wright Kramer
as Appeals Judge (uncredited)
as Appeals Judge (uncredited)
Charles Lane
as Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)
as Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)
Harry Bernard
as Auto Show Watchman (uncredited)
as Auto Show Watchman (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
as Bailiff (uncredited)
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Tom Mahoney
as Bailiff (uncredited)
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr.
as Bank Cashier (uncredited)
as Bank Cashier (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
as Bank Cashier (uncredited)
as Bank Cashier (uncredited)
Billy Lee
as Boy in Window (uncredited)
as Boy in Window (uncredited)
Frank Yaconelli
as Norman Cameron (uncredited)
as Norman Cameron (uncredited)
Marshall Ruth
as Peter Roxbury (uncredited)
as Peter Roxbury (uncredited)
Sammy Blum
as Chef (uncredited)
as Chef (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell
as Cop (uncredited)
as Cop (uncredited)
Dick Rush
as Cop (uncredited)
as Cop (uncredited)
Eric Alden
as Cop (uncredited)
as Cop (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
as Cop (uncredited)
as Cop (uncredited)
Lee Prather
as Cop (uncredited)
as Cop (uncredited)
Mike Donovan
as Cop (uncredited)
as Cop (uncredited)
Bob Walker
as Cop (uncredited)
as Cop (uncredited)
Bud Geary
as Cop at Line-up (uncredited)
as Cop at Line-up (uncredited)
Robert Homans
as Unlucky Cop (uncredited)
as Unlucky Cop (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy
as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
Dick Curtis
as Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
as Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
Forrester Harvey
as Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
as Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
George Taylor
as Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
as Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
Kit Guard
as Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
as Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Carl Faulkner
as Detective (uncredited)
as Detective (uncredited)
Dick Jensen
as Detective (uncredited)
as Detective (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
as Detective (uncredited)
as Detective (uncredited)
James Blaine
as Detective (uncredited)
as Detective (uncredited)
Philip Morris
as Detective (uncredited)
as Detective (uncredited)
Ted Oliver
as Detective (uncredited)
as Detective (uncredited)
Frank Fanning
as Detective Brown (uncredited)
as Detective Brown (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
as Detective Carson (uncredited)
as Detective Carson (uncredited)
Monte Vandergrift
as Detective Dietz (uncredited)
as Detective Dietz (uncredited)
Brady Kline
as Detective Hennessey (uncredited)
as Detective Hennessey (uncredited)
Harry Hollingsworth
as Detective Stone (uncredited)
as Detective Stone (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
as Detective with First Cab Driver (uncredited)
as Detective with First Cab Driver (uncredited)
Lillian West
as District Attorney's Secretary (uncredited)
as District Attorney's Secretary (uncredited)
Ray Walker
as Drunken Reporter (uncredited)
as Drunken Reporter (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
as Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
as Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
as Hardware Store Proprietor (uncredited)
as Hardware Store Proprietor (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
as Hijacked Motorist (uncredited)
as Hijacked Motorist (uncredited)
Walter Soderling
as Hold-Up Witness - Janitor (uncredited)
as Hold-Up Witness - Janitor (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel
as Hold-Up Witness - Mose (uncredited)
as Hold-Up Witness - Mose (uncredited)
Alec Craig
as Bookkeeper Juror (uncredited)
as Bookkeeper Juror (uncredited)
Harry Holman
as Businessman Juror - J. B. (uncredited)
as Businessman Juror - J. B. (uncredited)
Sharon Lewis
as Buyer Juror (uncredited)
as Buyer Juror (uncredited)
Joe De Stefani
as Dentist Juror (uncredited)
as Dentist Juror (uncredited)
Harry A. Bailey
as Drug Clerk Juror (uncredited)
as Drug Clerk Juror (uncredited)
Al Herman
as Garage Attendant Juror (uncredited)
as Garage Attendant Juror (uncredited)
Jessie Perry
as Head of PTA Juror (uncredited)
as Head of PTA Juror (uncredited)
Betty Farrington
as Mother Juror (uncredited)
as Mother Juror (uncredited)
Phil Dunham
as Nervous Juror (uncredited)
as Nervous Juror (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
as Rotarian Juror (uncredited)
as Rotarian Juror (uncredited)
Ann Doran
as Secretary Juror (uncredited)
as Secretary Juror (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
as Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)
as Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited)
Gus Reed
as Man Asking J. B. (uncredited)
as Man Asking J. B. (uncredited)
Joseph E. Bernard
as Man in Courtroom Corridor (uncredited)
as Man in Courtroom Corridor (uncredited)
Chuck Colean
as Movie Projectionist (uncredited)
as Movie Projectionist (uncredited)
Ted Thompson
as New York Hotel Assistant Manager (uncredited)
as New York Hotel Assistant Manager (uncredited)
Norman Ainsley
as New York Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
as New York Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
as Captain (uncredited)
as Captain (uncredited)
Joe King
as Inspector Cavanaugh (uncredited)
as Inspector Cavanaugh (uncredited)
Jack Rube Clifford
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Tom London
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Joseph Forte
as Prison Doctor (uncredited)
as Prison Doctor (uncredited)
Earl Askam
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
William Royle
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
George Chesebro
as Prison Visitor's Room Guard (uncredited)
as Prison Visitor's Room Guard (uncredited)
James P. Burtis
as Taxi Cab Mechanic (uncredited)
as Taxi Cab Mechanic (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
as Theatre Hold-Up Witness (uncredited)
as Theatre Hold-Up Witness (uncredited)
Bess Wade
as Theatre Scrubwoman (uncredited)
as Theatre Scrubwoman (uncredited)
Fay Holderness
as Theatre Scrubwoman (uncredited)
as Theatre Scrubwoman (uncredited)
Mary Foy
as Theatre Scrubwoman (uncredited)
as Theatre Scrubwoman (uncredited)
Ethel Wales
as Theatre Scrubwoman - Ella (uncredited)
as Theatre Scrubwoman - Ella (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
as Theatre Watchman (uncredited)
as Theatre Watchman (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge
as Trial Judge (uncredited)
as Trial Judge (uncredited)
Beatrice Curtis
as Waitress (uncredited)
as Waitress (uncredited)
Arthur Loft
as Warden (uncredited)
as Warden (uncredited)
Lee Shumway
as Warden's Attendant (uncredited)
as Warden's Attendant (uncredited)
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John Brahm
Director
Director
Anthony Veiller
Screenplay
Screenplay
Allen Rivkin
Screenplay
Screenplay
Joseph F. Dinneen
Story
Story
William Perlberg
Producer
Producer
Lucien Ballard
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Al Clark
Editor
Editor
Lionel Banks
Art Direction
Art Direction
Robert Kalloch
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
Karol Rathaus
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Morris Stoloff
Music Director
Music Director
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