A murdered man (Baxter) helps his widow (Leeds) bring his killer (Bari) to justice.A murdered man (Baxter) helps his widow (Leeds) bring his killer (Bari) to justice.A murdered man (Baxter) helps his widow (Leeds) bring his killer (Bari) to justice.
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Lester Sharpe
- Detective
- (as Lester Scharff)
Eugene Borden
- Court Attendant
- (uncredited)
Marcelle Corday
- Louise - Linda's Maid
- (uncredited)
Jean Del Val
- Train Dispatcher
- (uncredited)
William Edmunds
- Chris
- (uncredited)
Diane Fisher
- Toinette
- (uncredited)
Arno Frey
- Maitre d'Hotel
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaFilmed January 13-late February 1940. The final feature of Andrea Leeds, and the last at 20th Century-Fox for Warner Baxter who left for Columbia and the "Crime Doctor" series.
- ConnectionsVersion of Earthbound (1920)
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"Dead man haunted by the living!"
Light drama and sentiment mixes reasonably well for this thin story involving an American businessman in Europe who is shot to death by a former flame; he ends up attending his own murder trial in ghostly form, only to see the wrong person convicted for the crime. Why another person should accept blame (and life in prison) for a killing they didn't commit is something the picture never takes the time to iron out, and Warner Baxter is initially a dismaying hero with little personality (he improves however, as does the film after a slow start). Charley Grapewin is terrific as a Bible-reading stranger who can converse with Baxter's ghost, and Elizabeth Patterson is also very good as a busy-body. The film itself is extremely slight, with one special effect which becomes rather tedious, though director Irving Pichel keeps the narrative fairly tight and drives the movie to a satisfying wrap-up. ** from ****
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- moonspinner55
- Oct 1, 2008
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- La sombra del pecado
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- Runtime1 hour 7 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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