The Outer Gate

19371937
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1h 2m

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Bob Terry is in love with Lois Borden the daughter of his employer, John Borden. When some bonds are missing from the office, Bob is accused and because of Borden's strong sense of obligatio... Read allBob Terry is in love with Lois Borden the daughter of his employer, John Borden. When some bonds are missing from the office, Bob is accused and because of Borden's strong sense of obligation to his stockholders, Bob is railroaded to prison. A few years later, the real thief is a... Read allBob Terry is in love with Lois Borden the daughter of his employer, John Borden. When some bonds are missing from the office, Bob is accused and because of Borden's strong sense of obligation to his stockholders, Bob is railroaded to prison. A few years later, the real thief is apprehended and Bob is released. He now begins his plan for revenge against Borden with the... Read all

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5.3/10

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Director
- Raymond Cannon
Writers
- Octavus Roy Cohen(novel)
- A. Laurie Brazee(scenario)
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Ralph Morgan

John Borden

Kay Linaker

Lois Borden

Ben Alexander

Bob Terry

Eddie Acuff

Todd Shannon
(as Edward Acuff)

Charles Brokaw

Carmody

Richard Cramer

Jury Foreman
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Robert Cummings

Judge
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Director
- Raymond Cannon
Writers
- Octavus Roy Cohen(novel)
- A. Laurie Brazee(scenario)
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3/10

Cheap revenge tale

Insipid story about a young construction engineer (Alexander) falsely accused of embezzlement by his boss. The court sentences him to 15 years, but through a deus ex machina he only serves five. All this time Borden, the employer, has suffered a guilty conscience and wants to make amends, but Bob sees this only as an opportunity to satisfy his thirst for revenge. With the help of his cell-mate Acuff (released at the same time on parole) and a crooked nightclub owner, Bob's scheme works like clockwork. But will he go through with allowing the old man wrongly to get sent up for the same crime the old man accused him of?

I was left wondering, if Bob and Lois grew up friends together and Borden had known Bob forever, why Borden was so quick in accusing Bob of the crime in the first place. Though this is a forgettable picture, it does leave one with questions of how you would act if you were sent to prison for a crime you didn't commit. The message of this story is clear: just forgive everybody and move on.

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