Circumstantial Evidence

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Circumstantial Evidence

"They've got nothing on him--except MURDER!"

1945

1h 8m

4.8(8 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

A man waits on death row while his son and friend try to prove that he did not kill a grocer with an ax.

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67 members

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Michael O'Shea

Joe Reynolds

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Lloyd Nolan

Sam Lord

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Trudy Marshall

Agnes Hannon

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Billy Cummings

Pat Reynolds

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Ruth Ford

Mrs. Simms

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Reed Hadley

Prosecutor

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Roy Roberts

Marty Hannon

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Scotty Beckett

Freddy Hanlon

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Byron Foulger

Bolger

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Dorothy Adams

Bolger's wife

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John Eldredge

Judge White

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Eddie Marr

Mike Mulvey

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Selmer Jackson

Warden

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William B. Davidson

Board of Appeals Chairman

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John Hamilton

Gov. Hanlon

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Ben Welden

Kenny

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Ralph Dunn

Cleary, the Cop

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Ray Teal

Policeman

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Thomas E. Jackson

Detective

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Eric Alden

Guard

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Brandon Beach

Juror (uncredited)

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Edward Biby

Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

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Charles Cane

Andrews

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Ken Christy

Guard

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John Davidson

Lawyer

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Marvin Davis

Fatso

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Lester Dorr

Prisoner

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Eddie Dunn

Guard

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Edward Earle

Doctor

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James Flavin

Guard

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Sam Flint

Prison Board Member

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William Frambes

Pete

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Sherry Hall

Court Clerk

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Eddie Hart

Guard

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Ted Jordan

Prisoner

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Nolan Leary

Undertaker

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J. Farrell MacDonald

Jury Foreman

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Hugh Maguire

Red

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Harry McKim

Murray White

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George Melford

Prison Board Member

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Philip Morris

Guard

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Jimmy O'Gatty

Prisoner

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Frank Penny

Undertaker's Assistant

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Lee Phelps

Cop

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Mel Shubert

Prisoner

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Lee Shumway

Guard

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Harry Strang

Prison Guard

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Leon Tyler

Lefty

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Emmett Vogan

Bridge Player

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Max Wagner

Truck Driver

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Lynn Whitney

Kate Lord

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Ruth Clifford

Bridge Player (uncredited)

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James Conaty

Juror (uncredited)

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Kay Connors

Secretary (uncredited)

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Dale Cornell

Boy (uncredited)

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Lynn Craft

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Franklyn Farnum

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Lester Hoyle

Boy (uncredited)

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Kay Garrett

Juror (uncredited)

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Michael Jeffers

Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

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King Lockwood

Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

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Robert Locke Lorraine

Reporter (uncredited)

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Jerry Mickelsen

Willie (uncredited)

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Paul Power

Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

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Bob Reeves

Bailiff (uncredited)

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Edward Rickard

Reporter (uncredited)

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Eddie Small

Boy (uncredited)

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