poster

1939

NR (03/29/1939) (US)

Crime, Drama, Thriller

1h 5m

68

User Score

A love more powerful than any law that man could make!

Overview

When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is sentenced to death for a murder that he wasn't involved in. Though no one is willing to listen to the innocent prisoner's pleas for freedom, Brick's faithful fiancée, Mary, knows that her lover is innocent because she was with him when the crime was committed. As the scheduled execution draws ever nearer, Mary begins to investigate the murder herself.

1939

68

User Score

NR (03/29/1939) (US)

Crime, Drama, Thriller

1h 5m

A love more powerful than any law that man could make!

Overview

When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is sentenced to death for a murder that he wasn't involved in. Though no one is willing to listen to the innocent prisoner's pleas for freedom, Brick's faithful fiancée, Mary, knows that her lover is innocent because she was with him when the crime was committed. As the scheduled execution draws ever nearer, Mary begins to investigate the murder herself.

Cast

Maureen O'Sullivan

Maureen O'Sullivan

Mary Roberts

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

"Brick" Tennant

Ralph Bellamy

Ralph Bellamy

Lieutenant Everett

Alan Baxter

Alan Baxter

Joe Linden

Stanley Ridges

Stanley Ridges

District Attorney

Henry Kolker

Henry Kolker

Chief of Police

George Lynn

George Lynn

Joe Taylor

Phillip Trent

Phillip Trent

Frank Burke

Martin Spellman

Martin Spellman

Jimmy Dugan

Ralph Remley

Ralph Remley

Bill Henderson (uncredited)

Arthur Stuart Hull

Arthur Stuart Hull

Crandall (uncredited)

John Qualen

John Qualen

Dan (uncredited)

William V. Mong

William V. Mong

Joe Taylor Sr. (uncredited)

Herbert Ashley

Herbert Ashley

Sam (uncredited)

Wright Kramer

Wright Kramer

Appeals Judge (uncredited)

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)

Harry Bernard

Harry Bernard

Auto Show Watchman (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Bailiff (uncredited)

Tom Mahoney

Tom Mahoney

Bailiff (uncredited)