Let Us Live (1939)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.451 |
Directed By
John Brahm
Crew
Allen Rivkin
Al Clark
John Brahm
William Perlberg
Joseph F. Dinneen
Anthony Veiller
Lucien Ballard
Morris Stoloff
Robert Kalloch
Karol Rathaus
Lionel Banks
TOP CAST
Maureen O'Sullivan
Mary Roberts
Henry Fonda
"Brick" Tennant
Ralph Bellamy
Lieutenant Everett
Alan Baxter
Joe Linden
Stanley Ridges
District Attorney
Henry Kolker
Chief of Police
George Lynn
Joe Taylor
George Douglas
Ed Walsh
Phillip Trent
Frank Burke
Martin Spellman
Jimmy Dugan
Ralph Remley
Bill Henderson (uncredited)
Arthur Stuart Hull
Crandall (uncredited)
John Qualen
Dan (uncredited)
William V. Mong
Joe Taylor Sr. (uncredited)
Herbert Ashley
Sam (uncredited)
Wright Kramer
Appeals Judge (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)
Harry Bernard
Auto Show Watchman (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Bailiff (uncredited)
Tom Mahoney
Bailiff (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr.
Bank Cashier (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Bank Cashier (uncredited)
Billy Lee
Boy in Window (uncredited)
Frank Yaconelli
Norman Cameron (uncredited)
Marshall Ruth
Peter Roxbury (uncredited)
Sammy Blum
Chef (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell
Cop (uncredited)
Dick Rush
Cop (uncredited)
Eric Alden
Cop (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Cop (uncredited)
Lee Prather
Cop (uncredited)
Mike Donovan
Cop (uncredited)
Bob Walker
Cop (uncredited)
Bud Geary
Cop at Line-up (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Unlucky Cop (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
Death Row Guard (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy
Death Row Guard (uncredited)
Dick Curtis
Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
Forrester Harvey
Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
George Taylor
Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Carl Faulkner
Detective (uncredited)
Dick Jensen
Detective (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Detective (uncredited)
James Blaine
Detective (uncredited)
Philip Morris
Detective (uncredited)
Ted Oliver
Detective (uncredited)
Frank Fanning
Detective Brown (uncredited)
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