Movie Description
We Who Are About to Die
(1937)Overview
John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed. A suspicious detective thinks he is innocent and works to save his life.
Featured Crew
- Director : Christy Cabanne
- Producer : Edward Small
- Editor : Arthur Roberts
- Cast : Preston Foster,Ann Dvorak,John Beal,Ray Mayer,Gordon Jones,Russell Hopton,J. Carrol Naish,Paul Hurst,Frank Jenks,John Wray,Frank M. Thomas,Barnett Parker,Willie Fung,John Carroll,DeWitt Jennings,Landers Stevens,John 'Skins' Miller,Howard Hickman,Robert Emmett O'Connor,Oscar Apfel,William Bailey,Willie Best,Stanley Blystone,Harry Bowen,Ed Brady,Sonny Bupp,William Burress,Ralph Byrd,Eddy Chandler,Wallis Clark,Frank Fanning,Jim Farley,Jerry Fletcher,Eddie Hart,Dell Henderson,Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian,Al Herman,Russell Hicks,Arthur Hoyt,Edward Keane,Donald Kerr,Edward LeSaint,Wilfred Lucas,Frank Marlowe,Tom McGuire,Bruce Mitchell,Philip Morris,Jack Perry,George H. Reed,Larry Steers,Charles Sullivan,Richard Tucker,Monte Vandergrift,Sailor Vincent,Emmett Vogan,Max Wagner,Ethel Wales,Walter Walker,Bryant Washburn
Cast
Steven Mathews
Connie Stewart
John Thompson
Bright Boy Schultz
Slim Tolliver
MacAndrews
Nick Trotti
Tip Fuller
Clyde Beasley
Jerry Daley
M.L. Carter
John Barkley
Kwong
Joe Donahue
Mike Brannigan
Warden Lawton
Macy
Prison Chaplain
Detective Mitchell
Mr. Armitage (uncredited)
Policeman Passenger (uncredited)
Airport Porter (uncredited)
Plainclothesman with Rifle (uncredited)
Agitated Citizen in Mob (uncredited)
Worker Throwing Stone (uncredited)
Hit-and-Run Victim (uncredited)
Charlie Gaunt (uncredited)
Police Lab Technician (uncredited)
Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
Dr. Hedges (uncredited)
Guard in Visitor's Room (uncredited)
Police Officer Johnson (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Police Driver (uncredited)
Blake's Associate (uncredited)
Convict (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
District Attorney Knight (uncredited)
Governor's Secretary (uncredited)
Ed Stanley (uncredited)
Agitated Citizen at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)
Judge (uncredited)
Prison Yard Captain (uncredited)
Prison Lab Technician (uncredited)
Death-Row Captain Harris (uncredited)
Prison Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)
Guard Escorting Kwong to Gallows (uncredited)
Convict Making Noise with Cup (uncredited)
Black Convict (uncredited)
Man in District Attorney's Office (uncredited)
Cell Block E Convict (uncredited)
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Plainclothesman Finding Gun (uncredited)
Convict (uncredited)
Prison Lieutenant (uncredited)
Cell Block E Convict (uncredited)
Travel Bureau Customer (uncredited)
The Governor (uncredited)
Martin Blake (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleWe Who Are About to Die
Status Released
Release Information
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1937-01-08
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 21m
Production CompaniesRKO Radio Pictures,Edward Small Productions
Genres
- Drama
- Crime
