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7.6/10   415 votes
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Writers:
Ward Greene (novel)
Robert Rossen (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
9 October 1937 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery more
Plot:
A southern town is rocked by scandal when teenager Mary Clay is murdered on Confederate Decoration Day... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
great courthouse drama more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Claude Rains ... District Attorney Andrew J. 'Andy' Griffin
Gloria Dickson ... Sybil Hale
Edward Norris ... Professor Robert Perry Hale

Otto Kruger ... Michael Gleason
Allyn Joslyn ... William A. 'Bill' Brock

Lana Turner ... Mary Clay
Linda Perry ... Imogene Mayfield
Elisha Cook Jr. ... Joe Turner
Cy Kendall ... Detective Laneart
Clinton Rosemond ... Tump Redwine
E. Alyn Warren ... Professor Carlisle P. Buxton
Elisabeth Risdon ... Mrs. Hale (Robert's mother) (as Elizabeth Risdon)
Clifford Soubier ... Jim Timberlake
Granville Bates ... Pindar, private detective
Ann Shoemaker ... Mrs. Mountford
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Death in the Deep South (USA) (working title)
In the Deep South (USA) (working title)
The Deep South (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
95 min | USA:95 min (TCM print)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Vitaphone
Certification:
Australia:PG | Australia:G | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #3150)

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Trivia:
Film debut of Allyn Joslyn. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Warner at War (2008) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Maryland, My Maryland more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
great courthouse drama, 7 April 2005
10/10
Author: mgrindberg from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

A stunning courtroom drama set in a small southern town about a northerner working as an instructor at a small local business college accused of the murder of a local girl who was one of his students. With racial and religious overtones, and a terrific performance by Claude Rains as a politically motivated prosecutor. The courtroom scenes are some of the best ever seen on film, with excellent editing and drama that reaches a feverish momentum. Knowing the fate that awaits the accused adds even more gravity to the film. Similar to LeRoy's earlier film, I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, both slam southern justice and have unforgettable endings.

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