We Who Are About to Die (1937)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.303 |
Directed By
Christy Cabanne
Crew
Edward Small
Robert H. Planck
Arthur Roberts
Van Nest Polglase
Feild M. Gray
Denzil A. Cutler
Christy Cabanne
John Twist
David Lamson
TOP CAST
Preston Foster
Steven Mathews
Ann Dvorak
Connie Stewart
John Beal
John Thompson
Ray Mayer
Bright Boy Schultz
Gordon Jones
Slim Tolliver
Russell Hopton
MacAndrews
J. Carrol Naish
Nick Trotti
Paul Hurst
Tip Fuller
Frank Jenks
Clyde Beasley
John Wray
Jerry Daley
Frank M. Thomas
M.L. Carter
Barnett Parker
John Barkley
Willie Fung
Kwong
John Carroll
Joe Donahue
DeWitt Jennings
Mike Brannigan
Landers Stevens
Warden Lawton
John "Skins" Miller
Macy
Howard Hickman
Prison Chaplain
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Detective Mitchell
Oscar Apfel
Mr. Armitage (uncredited)
William Bailey
Policeman Passenger (uncredited)
Willie Best
Airport Porter (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Plainclothesman with Rifle (uncredited)
Harry Bowen
Agitated Citizen in Mob (uncredited)
Ed Brady
Worker Throwing Stone (uncredited)
Sonny Bupp
Hit-and-Run Victim (uncredited)
William Burress
Charlie Gaunt (uncredited)
Ralph Byrd
Police Lab Technician (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
Wallis Clark
Dr. Hedges (uncredited)
Frank Fanning
Guard in Visitor's Room (uncredited)
Jim Farley
Police Officer Johnson (uncredited)
Jerry Fletcher
Reporter (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
Police Driver (uncredited)
Dell Henderson
Blake's Associate (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Convict (uncredited)
Al Herman
Reporter (uncredited)
Russell Hicks
District Attorney Knight (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt
Governor's Secretary (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Ed Stanley (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Agitated Citizen at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)
Edward LeSaint
Judge (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Prison Yard Captain (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
Prison Lab Technician (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Death-Row Captain Harris (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell
Prison Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)
Philip Morris
Guard Escorting Kwong to Gallows (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Convict Making Noise with Cup (uncredited)
George H. Reed
Black Convict (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Man in District Attorney's Office (uncredited)
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