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Illegal (1955)After an overly aggressive district attorney unknowingly sends an innocent man to the chair, he resigns, turns to drink, and acquires a criminal clientele. Director:Lewis Allen |
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Ellen Miles
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Hugh Marlowe | ... |
Ray Borden
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Albert Dekker | ... |
Frank Garland
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Howard St. John | ... |
E.A. Smith
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Ellen Corby | ... |
Miss Hinkel
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Ralph Ford
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Jan Merlin | ... |
Andy Garth
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Robert Ellenstein | ... |
Joe Knight
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Jay Adler | ... |
Joseph Carter
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Henry Kulky | ... |
Taylor
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James McCallion | ... |
Allen Parker
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Addison Richards | ... |
Steve Harper
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Lawrence Dobkin | ... |
Al Carol
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Storyline
D.A. Ambitious D.A. Victor Scott zealously prosecutes Ed Clary for a woman's murder. But as Clary walks "the last mile" to the electric chair, Scott receives evidence that exonerates the condemned man. Realizing that he's made a terrible mistake he tries to stop the execution but is too late. Humbled by his grievous misjudgement, Scott resigns as a prosecutor. Entering private practice, he employs the same cunning that made his reputation and draws the attention of mob kingpin, Frank Garland. The mobster succeeds in bribing Scott into representing one of his stooges on a murder rap and Scott, in a grand display of courtroom theatrics, wins the case. But soon Scott finds himself embroiled in dirty mob politics. The situation becomes intolerable when his former protege in the D.A.'s office is charged with a murder that seems to implicate her as an informant to the Garland mob. Can Victor defend the woman he secretly loves and also keep his life? Written by Chris Stone <jstone@bellatlantic.net>
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Electric Chair | Innocent Man | Courtroom | Criminal | District Attorney | See more »Taglines:
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(France) See more »Also Known As:
Schakale der Unterwelt See more »Filming Locations:
Criminal Courts Building - 210 W. Temple Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Bartender: I did, Mr. Scott.
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(uncredited)
Music by Richard A. Whiting
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Performed by Jayne Mansfield See more »
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The main character is very loosely based on Bill "The Great Mouthpiece" Fallon, one of the great criminal defense attorneys of the 1920s, who successfully defended gambler Arnold Rothstein in the "Black Sox" Fix of the 1919 World Series. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: (At 1:23:04) During the chase scene, the film is flipped for all three cars as they make a left turn; the steering wheels are on the right side, the license plates are backwards and all the building sign-age is reversed. See more »Quotes
Victor Scott: [drunkenly] Told you to make it a double!Bartender: I did, Mr. Scott.
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"Too Marvelous for Words"(uncredited)
Music by Richard A. Whiting
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Performed by Jayne Mansfield See more »
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