The Accusing Finger (1936)

  • NR
  • 11/17/1936 (US)
  • Crime, Action, Romance, Drama
  • 1h 1m

Condemned to share the fate of man he'd doomed!

Overview

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.

James P. Hogan

Director

Madeleine Ruthven

Screenplay

Brian Marlow

Screenplay

John Bright

Screenplay

Robert Tasker

Screenplay

Cast

Paul Kelly's headshot

Paul Kelly

Douglas Goodwin
Marsha Hunt's headshot

Marsha Hunt

Claire Patterson
Kent Taylor's headshot

Kent Taylor

Jerry Welch
Robert Cummings's headshot

Robert Cummings

Jimmy Ellis
Harry Carey's headshot

Harry Carey

Sen. Nash
Bernadene Hayes's headshot

Bernadene Hayes

Muriel Goodwin
Hilda Vaughn's headshot

Hilda Vaughn

Muriel's Maid
Thomas E. Jackson's headshot

Thomas E. Jackson

Lead Investigator Logan

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