The Accusing Finger
1936 film by James P. Hogan
- October 23, 1936 (1936-10-23)
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The Accusing Finger is a 1936 American drama film directed by James P. Hogan and written by Madeleine Ruthven, Brian Marlow, John Bright and Robert Tasker. The film stars Paul Kelly, Marsha Hunt, Kent Taylor, Robert Cummings, Harry Carey, Bernadene Hayes and Joe Sawyer. The film was released on October 23, 1936, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
Plot
An attorney is proud of sending many people to jail, some of whom were innocent. His wife is killed, and due to circumstantial evidence, he is sent to jail and finds himself with many of the people he prosecuted.[3]
Cast
- Paul Kelly as Douglas Goodwin
- Marsha Hunt as Claire Patterson
- Kent Taylor as Jerry Welch
- Robert Cummings as Jimmy Ellis
- Harry Carey as Sen. Nash
- Bernadene Hayes as Muriel Goodwin
- Joe Sawyer as Father Reed
- DeWitt Jennings as Prison Warden
- Russell Hicks as Sen. Forrest
- Jonathan Hale as Special Prosecutor
- Ellen Drew as Wife
- Rollo Lloyd as Dr. Simms
- Paul Fix as John 'Twitchy' Burke
- Sam Flint as Dist. Atty. Benton
- Ralf Harolde as 'Spud'
- Fred Kohler as Johnson
- Hilda Vaughn as Maid
- George Chandler as Reporter
References
External links
- The Accusing Finger at IMDb
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Films directed by James P. Hogan
- The Skywayman (1920)
- The Little Grey Mouse (1920)
- Bare Knuckles (1921)
- Where's My Wandering Boy Tonight? (1922)
- Black Lightning (1924)
- Unmarried Wives (1924)
- The Bandit's Baby (1925)
- Women and Gold (1925)
- Capital Punishment (1925)
- Jimmie's Millions (1925)
- My Lady's Lips (1925)
- The Mansion of Aching Hearts (1925)
- S.O.S. Perils of the Sea (1925)
- Steel Preferred (1925)
- The King of the Turf (1926)
- The Isle of Retribution (1926)
- Flaming Fury (1926)
- The Final Extra (1927)
- Mountains of Manhattan (1927)
- Finnegan's Ball (1927)
- The Silent Avenger (1927)
- The Border Patrol (1928)
- Burning Bridges (1928)
- Code of the Air (1928)
- The Broken Mask (1928)
- Top Sergeant Mulligan (1928)
- Hearts of Men (1928)
- The Sheriff's Secret (1931)
- The Seventh Commandment (1932)
- Paradise Valley (1934)
- Desert Gold (1936)
- The Arizona Raiders (1936)
- The Accusing Finger (1936)
- Arizona Mahoney (1936)
- The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
- Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)
- Ebb Tide (1937)
- Sons of the Legion (1938)
- The Texans (1938)
- Scandal Street (1938)
- Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1938)
- Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938)
- Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police (1939)
- $1,000 a Touchdown (1939)
- Grand Jury Secrets (1939)
- Bulldog Drummond's Bride (1939)
- The Farmer's Daughter (1940)
- Queen of the Mob (1940)
- Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940)
- Power Dive (1941)
- Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941)
- Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941)
- Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941)
- A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942)
- Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (1942)
- A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942)
- The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943)
- The Mad Ghoul (1943)
- No Place for a Lady (1943)
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