United States / Jan 08, 1937 / NR
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Paul Hurst | Tip Fuller |
| Frank Jenks | Clyde Beasley |
| John Wray | Jerry Daley |
| Frank M. Thomas | M.L. Carter |
| Barnett Parker | John Barkley |
| Willie Fung | Kwong |
| John Carroll | Joe Donahue |
| DeWitt Jennings | Mike Brannigan |
| Landers Stevens | Warden Lawton |
| John 'Skins' Miller | Macy |
| Howard Hickman | Prison Chaplain |
| Robert Emmett O'Connor | Detective Mitchell |
| Oscar Apfel | Mr. Armitage (uncredited) |
| William Bailey | Policeman Passenger (uncredited) |
| Willie Best | Airport Porter (uncredited) |
| Stanley Blystone | Plainclothesman with Rifle (uncredited) |
| Harry Bowen | Agitated Citizen in Mob (uncredited) |
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| Ed Brady | Worker Throwing Stone (uncredited) |
| Sonny Bupp | Hit-and-Run Victim (uncredited) |
| William Burress | Charlie Gaunt (uncredited) |
| Ralph Byrd | Police Lab Technician (uncredited) |
| Eddy Chandler | Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Wallis Clark | Dr. Hedges (uncredited) |
| Frank Fanning | Guard in Visitor's Room (uncredited) |
| Jim Farley | Police Officer Johnson (uncredited) |
| Jerry Fletcher | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Eddie Hart | Police Driver (uncredited) |
| Dell Henderson | Blake's Associate (uncredited) |
| Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian | Convict (uncredited) |
| Al Herman | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Russell Hicks | District Attorney Knight (uncredited) |
| Arthur Hoyt | Governor's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Edward Keane | Ed Stanley (uncredited) |
| Donald Kerr | Agitated Citizen at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited) |
| Edward LeSaint | Judge (uncredited) |
| Wilfred Lucas | Prison Yard Captain (uncredited) |
| Frank Marlowe | Prison Lab Technician (uncredited) |
| Tom McGuire | Death-Row Captain Harris (uncredited) |
| Bruce Mitchell | Prison Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited) |
| Philip Morris | Guard Escorting Kwong to Gallows (uncredited) |
| Jack Perry | Convict Making Noise with Cup (uncredited) |
| George H. Reed | Black Convict (uncredited) |
| Larry Steers | Man in District Attorney's Office (uncredited) |
| Charles Sullivan | Cell Block E Convict (uncredited) |
| Richard Tucker | Defense Attorney (uncredited) |
| Monte Vandergrift | Plainclothesman Finding Gun (uncredited) |
| Sailor Vincent | Convict (uncredited) |
| Emmett Vogan | Prison Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| Max Wagner | Cell Block E Convict (uncredited) |
| Ethel Wales | Travel Bureau Customer (uncredited) |
| Walter Walker | The Governor (uncredited) |
| Bryant Washburn | Martin Blake (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | We Who Are About to Die |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | RKO Radio Pictures, Edward Small Productions |
| Release date | 8 gennaio 1937 |
| Production | Edward Small |
| Writer | David Lamson, John Twist |
| Editing | Arthur Roberts |
| Cinematography | Robert H. Planck |
| Assistant directors | Christy Cabanne |
| Production design | Van Nest Polglase, Feild M. Gray |
| Art direction | Van Nest Polglase, Feild M. Gray |
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| Set decoration | Van Nest Polglase, Feild M. Gray |
| Music | Denzil A. Cutler |
| Sound | Denzil A. Cutler |
Release dates
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