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We Who Are About to Die

Directed by Christy Cabanne
1937    81m    Not Rated
Drama, Crime
6.5
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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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Cast of We Who Are About to Die
  • Preston FosterSteven Mathews
  • Ann DvorakConnie Stewart
  • John BealJohn Thompson
  • Ray MayerBright Boy Schultz
  • Gordon JonesSlim Tolliver
  • Russell HoptonMacAndrews
  • J. Carrol NaishNick Trotti
  • Paul HurstTip Fuller
  • Frank JenksClyde Beasley
  • John WrayJerry Daley
  • Frank M. ThomasM.L. Carter
  • Barnett ParkerJohn Barkley
  • Willie FungKwong
  • John CarrollJoe Donahue
  • DeWitt JenningsMike Brannigan
  • Landers StevensWarden Lawton
  • John "Skins" MillerMacy
  • Howard HickmanPrison Chaplain
  • Robert Emmett O'ConnorDetective Mitchell
  • Oscar ApfelMr. Armitage (uncredited)
  • William BaileyPoliceman Passenger (uncredited)
  • Willie BestAirport Porter (uncredited)
  • Stanley BlystonePlainclothesman with Rifle (uncredited)
  • Harry BowenAgitated Citizen in Mob (uncredited)
  • Ed BradyWorker Throwing Stone (uncredited)
  • Sonny BuppHit-and-Run Victim (uncredited)
  • William BurressCharlie Gaunt (uncredited)
  • Ralph ByrdPolice Lab Technician (uncredited)
  • Eddy ChandlerPrison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
  • Wallis ClarkDr. Hedges (uncredited)
  • Frank FanningGuard in Visitor's Room (uncredited)
  • Jim FarleyPolice Officer Johnson (uncredited)
  • Jerry FletcherReporter (uncredited)
  • Eddie HartPolice Driver (uncredited)
  • Dell HendersonBlake's Associate (uncredited)
  • Oscar 'Dutch' HendrianConvict (uncredited)
  • Al HermanReporter (uncredited)
  • Russell HicksDistrict Attorney Knight (uncredited)
  • Arthur HoytGovernor's Secretary (uncredited)
  • Edward KeaneEd Stanley (uncredited)
  • Donald KerrAgitated Citizen at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)
  • Edward LeSaintJudge (uncredited)
  • Wilfred LucasPrison Yard Captain (uncredited)
  • Frank MarlowePrison Lab Technician (uncredited)
  • Tom McGuireDeath-Row Captain Harris (uncredited)
  • Bruce MitchellPrison Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)
  • Philip MorrisGuard Escorting Kwong to Gallows (uncredited)
  • Jack PerryConvict Making Noise with Cup (uncredited)
  • George H. ReedBlack Convict (uncredited)
  • Larry SteersMan in District Attorney's Office (uncredited)
  • Charles SullivanCell Block E Convict (uncredited)
  • Richard TuckerDefense Attorney (uncredited)
  • Monte VandergriftPlainclothesman Finding Gun (uncredited)
  • Sailor VincentConvict (uncredited)
  • Emmett VoganPrison Lieutenant (uncredited)
  • Max WagnerCell Block E Convict (uncredited)
  • Ethel WalesTravel Bureau Customer (uncredited)
  • Walter WalkerThe Governor (uncredited)
  • Bryant WashburnMartin Blake (uncredited)

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