The Accusing Finger 87 years old

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

The Accusing Finger

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.

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The Accusing Finger Cast

Name Character
Ward Bond He was 33, 57 years old when he died as Prison Guard
Milburn Stone He was 32, 75 years old when he died as Convict
Robert McKenzie He was 56, 68 years old when he died as Butter and Egg Man
Kenneth Harlan He was 41, 71 years old when he died as Police Surgeon
Paul Fix He was 35, 82 years old when he died as John 'Twitchy' Burke
Ellen Drew She was 20, 88 years old when she died as Wife
William Hopper He was 21, 55 years old when he died as Reporter
Robert Cummings He was 28, 82 years old when he died as Jimmy Ellis
Jimmy Conlin He was 52, 77 years old when he died as Bill Poster
Larry Steers He was 48, 63 years old when he died as Senator
Walter McGrail He was 48, 81 years old when he died as Guard
Dennis O'Keefe He was 28, 60 years old when he died as Reporter
Mae Busch She was 45, 54 years old when she died as Woman on Bus
Russell Hicks He was 41, 61 years old when he died as Sen. Forrest
Selmer Jackson He was 48, 82 years old when he died as Medical Examiner
Ralf Harolde He was 37, 75 years old when he died as 'Spud'
Frank Marlowe He was 32, 60 years old when he died as Convict
Harry Tyler He was 48, 73 years old when he died as Man on Top of Bus
Hilda Vaughn She was 37, 59 years old when she died as Maid
Kent Taylor He was 30, 80 years old when he died as Jerry Welch
Charles R. Moore He was 43, 54 years old when he died as Black Prisoner
Jonathan Hale He was 45, 74 years old when he died as Special Prosecutor
Torben Meyer He was 51, 90 years old when he died as Proprietor
George Chandler He was 38, 86 years old when he died as Reporter
Frederick Burton He was 65, 86 years old when he died as Governor
Harry Carey He was 58, 69 years old when he died as Sen. Nash
Hooper Atchley He was 49, 56 years old when he died as Senator
Matty Fain He was 31, 66 years old when he died as Condemned Man
Lee Phelps He was 43, 59 years old when he died as Riley
Thomas E. Jackson He was 50, 81 years old when he died as Logan
Sam Flint He was 54, 97 years old when he died as District Attorney Benton
Bruce Mitchell He was 27, 43 years old when he died as Guard in Police Shower
Fay Holden She was 43, 79 years old when she died as Little Old Lady
Frank O'Connor He was 55, 84 years old when he died as Deputy
Joe Sawyer He was 30, 75 years old when he died as Father Reed - the priest (as Joseph Sawyer)
DeWitt Jennings He was 65, 65 years old when he died as Prison Warden
James C. Morton He was 52, 58 years old when he died as Bill Poster
Kitty McHugh She was 34, 51 years old when she died as Waiter's Wife
William Bailey He was 50, 76 years old when he died as Reporter in Senate Chamber
Eddie Dunn He was 21, 64 years old when he died as Sergeant at Arms
J.P. McGowan He was 56, 72 years old when he died as Inner Guard - Prison Yard
John Carroll He was 30, 72 years old when he died as Dominic
Rolfe Sedan He was 40, 86 years old when he died as Waiter
Harry Hayden He was 54, 72 years old when he died as Clerical Employee
Edward Hearn He was 48, 74 years old when he died as Bailiff
Phillips Smalley He was 71, 73 years old when he died as Senator
Ivan Miller He was 22, 53 years old when he died as Speaker of House
Harry C. Bradley He was 67, 78 years old when he died as Senator
Edwin Stanley He was 55, 64 years old when he died as Fingerprint Expert
Al Hill He was 44, 62 years old when he died as Reporter
Jack Raymond He was 50, 67 years old when he died as Prisoner
Arthur Loft He was 39, 49 years old when he died as Convict
Frank Rowan as Reporter
Paul Newlan He was 33, 70 years old when he died as Prisoner
Jack Perrin He was 40, 71 years old when he died as Guard
Bernadene Hayes She was 33, 84 years old when she died as Muriel Goodwin
James P. Burtis He was 43, 46 years old when he died as Waiter
Priscilla Lawson She was 22, 44 years old when she died as Hat Check Girl
George Irving He was 62, 86 years old when he died as Judge
Walter Long He was 57, 73 years old when he died as Convict
Frank McLure He was 43, 67 years old when he died as Restaurant Patron
Frank Mayo He was 50, 77 years old when he died as Copy Desk Man
Fred Kohler He was 48, 50 years old when he died as Johnson
Bob Perry He was 57, 83 years old when he died as Escort Guard
Rollo Lloyd He was 53, 55 years old when he died as Dr. Simms
Ralph Lewis He was 64, 65 years old when he died as Senator
Paul Kelly He was 37, 57 years old when he died as Douglas Goodwin
Marten Lamont He was 25, now 113 years old as Convict
William Worthington He was 64, 69 years old when he died as Senator
Ben Hendricks, Jr. He was 43, 44 years old when he died as Convict
Arthur Stuart Hull He was 58, 72 years old when he died as Senator
Charles McMurphy as Guard

The Accusing Finger Crew

Name Department
Hans Dreier as Art Direction. He was 51 (81) years old when He died Art
Henry Sharp as Cinematography. He was 44 (74) years old when He died Crew
Robert Tasker as Screenplay. He was 68 (90) years old when He died Writing
Brian Marlow as Screenplay. Writing
James P. Hogan as Director. He was 46 (53) years old when He died Directing
William LeBaron as Executive Producer. He was 53 (74) years old when He died Production
John Bright as Screenplay. He was 125 (77) years old when He died Writing
Chandler House as Editor. He was 32 (78) years old when He died Editing
A.M. Botsford as Producer. Production
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The Accusing Finger (87 years)

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

  • Release day: Tuesday, November 17, 1936
  • Runtime: 61 minutes