1940

1h 4m

6.5(99 votes)

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.

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46 members

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Peter Lorre

The Stranger

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John McGuire

Michael Ward

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Margaret Tallichet

Jane

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Charles Waldron

District Attorney

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Elisha Cook Jr.

Joe Briggs

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Charles Halton

Albert Meng

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Ethel Griffies

Mrs. Kane

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Cliff Clark

Martin

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Oscar O'Shea

The Judge

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Alec Craig

Briggs' Defense Attorney

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Otto Hoffman

Charles Evans

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Bobby Barber

Giuseppe, the Italian Grocer (uncredited)

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Lee Bonnell

Reporter (uncredited)

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Harry C. Bradley

Court Clerk (uncredited)

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Lynton Brent

Cabdriver at Nick's (uncredited)

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Jack Cheatham

Detective (uncredited)

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Ray Cooke

Phil, Lunch Counterman (uncredited)

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Robert Dudley

Postman (uncredited)

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William Edmunds

Gardener (uncredited)

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Jim Farley

Policeman at Accident (uncredited)

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Betty Farrington

Woman Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter (uncredited)

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Jack Gargan

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Greta Granstedt

Housekeeper (uncredited)

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John Harmon

Thin-Faced Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Dell Henderson

Detective (uncredited)

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Max Hoffman Jr.

Charlie, the Third Cab Driver (uncredited)

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Gladden James

Tom, a Reporter (uncredited)

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Charles Judels

Nick Nanbajan, the Cafe Owner (uncredited)

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Jane Keckley

Angry Awakened Landlady (uncredited)

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Donald Kerr

Man Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter (uncredited)

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Paul McVey

Detective Lieutenant Jones (uncredited)

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Bruce Mitchell

Policeman in Court (uncredited)

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Frank O'Connor

Policeman (uncredited)

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Broderick O'Farrell

Minister in Dream Sequence (uncredited)

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Bud Osborne

Bartender (uncredited)

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Emory Parnell

Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited)

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Lee Phelps

Cab Driver Sitting on Cab (uncredited)

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Suzanne Ridgway

Customer at Nick's (uncredited)

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Henry Roquemore

Mr. McLean, Jane's Boss (uncredited)

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Dick Rush

Court Bailiff (uncredited)

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Ralph Sanford

Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited)

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Herb Vigran

Reporter Who Wins Cardgame (uncredited)

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Bess Wade

Court Scrubwoman (uncredited)

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Catherine Wallace

Woman (uncredited)

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Robert Weldon

Reporter (uncredited)

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Frank Yaconelli

Jack, Coffee Shop Owner (uncredited)

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