The Accusing Finger

The Accusing Finger (1936)

Released: 1936-11-17 Duration: 1hr 1min
Rating 4.7
Condemned to share the fate of man he'd doomed!

Overview

A proud, pro-capital punishment district attorney with a 90% execution rate, finds himself wrongly convicted of murdering his estranged wife and sentenced to die. The woman he loves and his investigator rival for her affections rally to find the real killer, while he is confronted by the misery of life on death row.

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 0.77

Directed By

James P. Hogan

Crew

Director
James P. Hogan
Screenplay
Madeleine Ruthven
Screenplay
Brian Marlow
Screenplay
John Bright
Screenplay
Robert Tasker
Producer
A.M. Botsford
Associate Producer
Daniel Keefe
Executive Producer
William LeBaron
Art Direction
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Hans Radon
Director of Photography
Henry Sharp

TOP CAST

Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly

Douglas Goodwin

Marsha Hunt
Marsha Hunt

Claire Patterson

Kent Taylor
Kent Taylor

Jerry Welch

Robert Cummings
Robert Cummings

Jimmy Ellis

Harry Carey
Harry Carey

Sen. Nash

Bernadene Hayes
Bernadene Hayes

Muriel Goodwin

Hilda Vaughn
Hilda Vaughn

Muriel's Maid

Thomas E. Jackson
Thomas E. Jackson

Lead Investigator Logan

DeWitt Jennings
DeWitt Jennings

Prison Warden

Fred Kohler
Fred Kohler

Curly-haired Convict

Ralf Harolde
Ralf Harolde

Lean, Angry Convict

Joe Sawyer
Joe Sawyer

Father Reed, chaplain

Paul Fix
Paul Fix

"Twitchy" Burke, the killer thief

Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale

Special Prosecutor

Sam Flint
Sam Flint

District Attorney Benton

John Carroll
John Carroll

Dominic Petrelli, convict

Sammee Tong
Sammee Tong

Chinese-American Convict

Russell Hicks
Russell Hicks

Vociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator

Frederick Burton
Frederick Burton

The Governor

Rollo Lloyd
Rollo Lloyd

Dr. Simms

Glenn Belt
Glenn Belt

Detective Billings

William Bailey
William Bailey

Reporter in Senate Chamber

William Hopper
William Hopper

Reporter

Ward Bond
Ward Bond

Recreation Room Guard

Mae Busch
Mae Busch

Younger Woman on Bus

Jimmy Conlin
Jimmy Conlin

(scene deleted)

Eddie Dunn
Eddie Dunn

Sergeant at Arms

Matty Fain
Matty Fain

Condemned Man

Kenneth Harlan
Kenneth Harlan

Police Surgeon

Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden

Clerical Employee

Edward Hearn
Edward Hearn

Bailiff

Al Hill
Al Hill

Reporter

Fay Holden
Fay Holden

Twitchy's Landlady

George Irving
George Irving

Judge's Voice

Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson

Medical Examiner

Priscilla Lawson
Priscilla Lawson

Hat Check Girl

Ralph Lewis
Ralph Lewis

Senator

Arthur Loft
Arthur Loft

Convict

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