The Accusing Finger 88 years old
Condemned to share the fate of man he'd doomed!
A proud, pro-capital punishment district attorney with a 90% execution rate, finds himself wrongly convicted of murdering his estranged wife and sentenced to die. The woman he loves and his investigator rival for her affections rally to find the real killer, while he is confronted by the misery of life on death row.
Credits
The Accusing Finger Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ward Bond He was 33, 57 years old when he died | as Prison Guard |
| Milburn Stone He was 32, 75 years old when he died | as Convict |
| Robert McKenzie He was 56, 68 years old when he died | as Butter and Egg Man |
| Kenneth Harlan He was 41, 71 years old when he died | as Police Surgeon |
| Ellen Drew She was 20, 88 years old when she died | as Wife |
| William Hopper He was 21, 55 years old when he died | as Reporter |
| Paul Fix He was 35, 82 years old when he died | as John 'Twitchy' Burke |
| Robert Cummings He was 28, 82 years old when he died | as Jimmy Ellis |
| Jimmy Conlin He was 52, 77 years old when he died | as Bill Poster |
| Larry Steers He was 48, 63 years old when he died | as Senator |
| Walter McGrail He was 48, 81 years old when he died | as Guard |
| Dennis O'Keefe He was 28, 60 years old when he died | as Reporter |
| Mae Busch She was 45, 54 years old when she died | as Woman on Bus |
| Russell Hicks He was 41, 61 years old when he died | as Sen. Forrest |
| Ralf Harolde He was 37, 75 years old when he died | as 'Spud' |
| Selmer Jackson He was 48, 82 years old when he died | as Medical Examiner |
| Frank Marlowe He was 32, 60 years old when he died | as Convict |
| Hilda Vaughn She was 37, 59 years old when she died | as Maid |
| Kent Taylor He was 30, 80 years old when he died | as Jerry Welch |
| Harry Tyler He was 48, 73 years old when he died | as Man on Top of Bus |
| Charles R. Moore He was 43, 54 years old when he died | as Black Prisoner |
| Jonathan Hale He was 45, 74 years old when he died | as Special Prosecutor |
| Torben Meyer He was 51, 90 years old when he died | as Proprietor |
| George Chandler He was 38, 86 years old when he died | as Reporter |
| Frederick Burton He was 65, 86 years old when he died | as Governor |
| Harry Carey He was 58, 69 years old when he died | as Sen. Nash |
| Hooper Atchley He was 49, 56 years old when he died | as Senator |
| Matty Fain He was 31, 66 years old when he died | as Condemned Man |
| Lee Phelps He was 43, 59 years old when he died | as Riley |
| Thomas E. Jackson He was 50, 81 years old when he died | as Logan |
| Sam Flint He was 54, 97 years old when he died | as District Attorney Benton |
| Bruce Mitchell He was 27, 43 years old when he died | as Guard in Police Shower |
| Fay Holden She was 43, 79 years old when she died | as Little Old Lady |
| Frank O'Connor He was 55, 84 years old when he died | as Deputy |
| James C. Morton He was 52, 58 years old when he died | as Bill Poster |
| Joe Sawyer He was 30, 75 years old when he died | as Father Reed - the priest (as Joseph Sawyer) |
| DeWitt Jennings He was 65, 65 years old when he died | as Prison Warden |
| Kitty McHugh She was 34, 51 years old when she died | as Waiter's Wife |
| William Bailey He was 50, 76 years old when he died | as Reporter in Senate Chamber |
| Eddie Dunn He was 21, 64 years old when he died | as Sergeant at Arms |
| J.P. McGowan He was 56, 72 years old when he died | as Inner Guard - Prison Yard |
| John Carroll He was 30, 72 years old when he died | as Dominic |
| Rolfe Sedan He was 40, 86 years old when he died | as Waiter |
| Harry Hayden He was 54, 72 years old when he died | as Clerical Employee |
| Edward Hearn He was 48, 74 years old when he died | as Bailiff |
| Priscilla Lawson She was 22, 44 years old when she died | as Hat Check Girl |
| Bob Perry He was 57, 83 years old when he died | as Escort Guard |
| George Irving He was 62, 86 years old when he died | as Judge |
| Rollo Lloyd He was 53, 55 years old when he died | as Dr. Simms |
| Ben Hendricks, Jr. He was 43, 44 years old when he died | as Convict |
| Arthur Loft He was 39, 49 years old when he died | as Convict |
| Phillips Smalley He was 71, 73 years old when he died | as Senator |
| Ivan Miller He was 22, 53 years old when he died | as Speaker of House |
| William Worthington He was 64, 69 years old when he died | as Senator |
| Ralph Lewis He was 64, 65 years old when he died | as Senator |
| Al Hill He was 44, 62 years old when he died | as Reporter |
| Arthur Stuart Hull He was 58, 72 years old when he died | as Senator |
| Charles McMurphy | as Guard |
| Harry C. Bradley He was 67, 78 years old when he died | as Senator |
| Frank Rowan | as Reporter |
| Paul Newlan He was 33, 70 years old when he died | as Prisoner |
| Paul Kelly He was 37, 57 years old when he died | as Douglas Goodwin |
| Bernadene Hayes She was 33, 84 years old when she died | as Muriel Goodwin |
| Edwin Stanley He was 55, 64 years old when he died | as Fingerprint Expert |
| Jack Raymond He was 50, 67 years old when he died | as Prisoner |
| Walter Long He was 57, 73 years old when he died | as Convict |
| Frank McLure He was 43, 67 years old when he died | as Restaurant Patron |
| Frank Mayo He was 50, 77 years old when he died | as Copy Desk Man |
| Fred Kohler He was 48, 50 years old when he died | as Johnson |
| Jack Perrin He was 40, 71 years old when he died | as Guard |
| James P. Burtis He was 43, 46 years old when he died | as Waiter |
| Marten Lamont He was 25, now 113 years old | as Convict |
The Accusing Finger Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Hans Dreier as Art Direction. He was 51 (81) years old when He died | Art |
| Henry Sharp as Cinematography. He was 44 (74) years old when He died | Crew |
| Robert Tasker as Screenplay. He was 68 (90) years old when He died | Writing |
| Brian Marlow as Screenplay. | Writing |
| James P. Hogan as Director. He was 46 (53) years old when He died | Directing |
| William LeBaron as Executive Producer. He was 53 (74) years old when He died | Production |
| John Bright as Screenplay. He was 125 (77) years old when He died | Writing |
| Chandler House as Editor. He was 32 (78) years old when He died | Editing |
| A.M. Botsford as Producer. | Production |
The Accusing Finger (88 years)
Condemned to share the fate of man he'd doomed!
- Release day: Tuesday, November 17, 1936
- Runtime: 61 minutes