The Accusing Finger

The Accusing Finger

1936
1h 1min

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.

The Accusing Finger

Storyline

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
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
Detective Billings
Hooper Atchley
Hooper Atchley
Senator
Harry A. Bailey
Senator
William Bailey
William Bailey
Reporter in Senate Chamber
William Hopper
William Hopper
Reporter
Irene Bennett
Irene Bennett
Acting
Ellen Drew
Ellen Drew
Wife
Ward Bond
Ward Bond
Recreation Room Guard
Harry C. Bradley
Harry C. Bradley
Senator
James P. Burtis
James P. Burtis
Waiter
Mae Busch
Mae Busch
Younger Woman on Bus
George Chandler
George Chandler
Reporter
Ethel Clayton
Ethel Clayton
Acting
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
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Convict
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Convict
Al Hill
Al Hill
Reporter
Fay Holden
Fay Holden
Twitchy's Landlady
Arthur Stuart Hull
Arthur Stuart Hull
Senator
George Irving
George Irving
Judge's Voice
Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson
Medical Examiner
Marten Lamont
Marten Lamont
Convict
Priscilla Lawson
Priscilla Lawson
Hat Check Girl
Ralph Lewis
Ralph Lewis
Senator
Arthur Loft
Arthur Loft
Convict
Walter Long
Walter Long
Convict
Frank Losee Jr.
Reporter
Nick Lukats
Reporter
Frank Marlowe
Frank Marlowe
Convict
Louis Mason
Louis Mason
Higgins
Frank Mayo
Frank Mayo
Copy Desk Editor
Philo McCullough
Philo McCullough
Reporter in Senate Chamber
J.P. McGowan
J.P. McGowan
Inner Guard
Walter McGrail
Walter McGrail
Guard
Kitty McHugh
(scene deleted)
Robert McKenzie
Robert McKenzie
Dialogue Restaurant Patron
Frank McLure
Frank McLure
Restaurant Patron
Charles McMurphy
Guard
Torben Meyer
Torben Meyer
Proprietor
Ivan Miller
Ivan Miller
Chairman of the Senate
Bruce Mitchell
Guard in Police Shower
Charles R. Moore
Charles R. Moore
Black Prisoner
James C. Morton
James C. Morton
(scene deleted)
Paul Newlan
Paul Newlan
Prisoner
Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Connor
Deputy
Dennis O'Keefe
Dennis O'Keefe
Reporter
Jack Perrin
Jack Perrin
Guard
Bob Perry
Escort Guard
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
Riley
Alexander Pollard
Headwaiter (extra)
Jack Raymond
Prisoner
Ronald R. Rondell
Restaurant Patron
Churchill Ross
Churchill Ross
Ballistic Expert
Frank Rowan
Reporter
Rolfe Sedan
Rolfe Sedan
First Waiter
Phillips Smalley
Phillips Smalley
Senator
Edwin Stanley
Edwin Stanley
Fingerprint Expert
Larry Steers
Larry Steers
Senator
Milburn Stone
Milburn Stone
Convict
Harry Tyler
Harry Tyler
Man on Bus
Arthur Van Slyke
Senator
Suzanne Willa
Older Woman on Bus
Gloria Williams
Passenger
William Worthington
William Worthington
Senator
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