The Accusing Finger
Condemned to share the fate of man he'd doomed!
1936-11-17 | 61 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Paul KellyDouglas Goodwin
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Marsha HuntClaire Patterson
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Kent TaylorJerry Welch
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Robert CummingsJimmy Ellis
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Harry CareySen. Nash
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Bernadene HayesMuriel Goodwin
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Hilda VaughnMuriel's Maid
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Thomas E. JacksonLead Investigator Logan
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DeWitt JenningsPrison Warden
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Fred KohlerCurly-haired Convict
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Ralf HaroldeLean, Angry Convict
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Joe SawyerFather Regan, chaplain
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Paul Fix"Twitchy" Burke, the killer thief
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Jonathan HaleSpecial Prosecutor
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Sam FlintDistrict Attorney Benton
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John CarrollDominic Petrelli, convict
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Sammee TongChinese-American Convict
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Russell HicksVociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator
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Rollo LloydDr. Simms
Recommendations
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Yield to the Night
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Time Without Pity
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Witness for the Prosecution
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Man from Reno
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Madea Goes to Jail
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The File on Thelma Jordon
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Islands
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Arsenic and Old Lace
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Naked Alibi
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You Only Live Once
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Madigan
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Manhattan Melodrama
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The Dark Corner
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Witness to Murder
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Woman of Straw
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The Paradine Case
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Caught
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Platinum Blonde
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Fallen Angel
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Kiss of Death