Lady in the Death House (1944)
Overview
As a woman walks the "last mile" to her execution she remembers back to the incidents that got her framed for murder.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.316 |
Directed By
Steve Sekely
Crew
Jack Schwarz
Jan Gray
Steve Sekely
Gus Peterson
Harry O. Hoyt
Robert O. Crandall
Frederick C. Davis
TOP CAST
Jean Parker
Mary Kirk Logan
Lionel Atwill
Charles Finch
Douglas Fowley
Dr. Dwight 'Brad' Bradford
Marcia Mae Jones
Suzy Kirk Logan
Robert Middlemass
State's Attorney
Cy Kendall
Detective
John Maxwell
Richard Snell
George Irving
Gregory
Forrest Taylor
Warden
Sam Flint
Gov. Harrison
Dick Curtis
Willis Millen
Byron Foulger
Avery
Ferris Taylor
Attorney
Fred Aldrich
Guard (uncredited)
Jimmy Aubrey
Grotto Bartender (uncredited)
Jane Crowley
Juror (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Emmett Lynn
Cafe Cook (uncredited)
Helen MacKellar
Prison Matron (uncredited)
Mathew McCue
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Judge (uncredited)
Paul Power
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Chalky Williams
Guard (uncredited)
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