Lawyer defends migrant worker falsely accused of two murders.Lawyer defends migrant worker falsely accused of two murders.Lawyer defends migrant worker falsely accused of two murders.
Frank Baker
- Court Stenographer
- (uncredited)
Marshall Bradford
- Coroner
- (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
- Courtroom Photographer
- (uncredited)
Benny Burt
- Citizen
- (uncredited)
Jack Carr
- Angry Citizen
- (uncredited)
Robert Carson
- Jury Foreman
- (uncredited)
Ralph Dumke
- Bartender
- (uncredited)
Richard Emory
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAfter Director of Photography John Alton agreed to shoot this movie, he asked Producer Benedict Bogeaus how much he had budgeted for rigging - the system of overhead pipes, brackets, ropes, and cables that suspend lights over a film set. Bogeaus told him four thousand dollars. "Give me two thousand dollars above my salary and I won't use any rigging", said Alton. He did it by using almost no overhead lighting at all, contributing to the film's rich visual atmosphere.
- GoofsThe screen shows a newspaper article stating that George Braden is about to go on trial for the murder of Fred Morgan. However, two people were killed, so both names should have been given.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Mau Mau Sex Sex (2001)
Featured review
I counted the minutes of this predictable story
This is not the best Don Siegel's film ever, far from that. But directing is of course fast, tense, sharp, efficient as any other Don Siegel's stuff. I only speak here of the plot itself. Produced by RKO Pictures, it was made a couple of years before this time a true masterpiece: RIOT IN CELL BLOCK 11, a milestone in Siegel's career, probably one of his best film. So, if you are a Don Siegel's fan, of course don't miss this one; I consider it on the same scale as THE BIG STEAL, also for RKO company. And Macdonald Carey doesn't help much in this character, not as much as a Bob Mitchum in THE BIG STEAL for instance.
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- Feb 5, 2023
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- Runtime1 hour 16 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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