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After an overly aggressive district attorney unknowingly sends an innocent man to the chair, he resigns, turns to drinking, and acquires a criminal clientèle.

Director

Lewis Allen

Year

Genre

crime, drama, film-noir

Box Office

N/A

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Awards

N/A

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Victor Scott

Edward G. Robinson

Ellen Miles

Ray Borden

Angel O'Hara

Jayne Mansfield

Frank Garland

E.A. Smith

Howard St. John

Miss Hinkel

Ralph Ford

Andy Garth

Joe Knight

Robert Ellenstein

Joseph Carter

Taylor

Allen Parker

James McCallion

Steve Harper

Addison Richards

Al Carol

Lawrence Dobkin

Edward Clary

DeForest Kelley

George Graves

Phillips

Courtroom Spectator

Cop at Property Desk

Court Clerk

Court Clerk

Ginnie Hathaway

News Vendor

Bailiff

Benjie Bancroft

District Attorney's Man

Newsboy

Ms. Worth

Scott's Client

Courtroom Spectator

Matron

Courtroom Spectator

Defendant

Chet Brandenburg

Courtroom Spectator

Reporter

Guard

George Bruggeman

Courtroom Spectator

Municipal Court Judge

Alexander Campbell

Ruth

Waiter

Charles Cirillo

Bailiff

Bar Patron

Prison Switchboard Guard

Prison Guard

Police Officer

Restaurant Patron

Restaurant Patron

Courtroom Spectator

Client Leaving Office

Dorothy

Courtroom Spectator

Woman

Courtroom Spectator

Judge

Courtroom Spectator

Restaurant Patron

Franklyn Farnum

Courtroom Spectator

Adolph Faylauer

Courtroom Spectator

Restaurant Patron

Courtroom Spectator

Courtroom Spectator

Courtroom Spectator

Courtroom Spectator

Courtroom Spectator

Courtroom Spectator

Juror

Bellhop

Department Head

Reporter

Courtroom Spectator

Courtroom Spectator

Doctor

Courtroom Spectator

Detective

Barfly

Courtroom Spectator

Restaurant Patron

Courtroom Spectator

Juror

District Attorney's Man

Attorney

Courtroom Spectator

Bailiff

Gloria Benson

Party Waiter

Defendant

Detective

Restaurant Patron

Judge

Charles Meredith

Courtroom Spectator

Man in Drunk Tank

Mrs. Seltzer

Courtroom Spectator

Juror

Butler

William H. O'Brien

Reporter

Bailiff

Juror

Courtroom Spectator

Anthony Redondo

Restaurant Patron

John Seltzer

Party Guest

Suzanne Ridgway

Cop

Jailer

Bailiff

Courtroom Spectator

Loretta Russell

Party Guest

Party Guest

Bailiff

Phil Schumacher

Juror

Paramedic

Juror

Bailiff

Night Orderly

Attorney

Restaurant Patron

Courtroom Well-Wisher

Juror

Mr. Manning

Archie Twitchell

Municipal Court Bailiff

Bartender

Judge Wick

Courtroom Spectator

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Victor Scott Ellen Miles Joseph Carter Miss Hinkel Frank Garland Allen Parker Bartender Reporter Ray Borden Ralph Ford Angel O'hara Edward Clary Courtroom Spectator

- Have you reached a verdict?
- We have, Your Honor. - Illegal

- Have you reached a verdict? - We have, Your Honor.

It was legal and in my client's interest - Illegal

It was legal and in my client's interest

What's for dinner - Illegal

What's for dinner

Well How about it Are you going to handle the trial for us - Illegal

Well How about it Are you going to handle the trial for us

Say I've been missing you the last few days - Illegal

Say I've been missing you the last few days

All right, give it to me fast. - Illegal

All right, give it to me fast.

- What shape is he in, Doctor?
- No good. - Illegal

- What shape is he in, Doctor? - No good.

Well it's a good thing the DA's analyst forgot to state - Illegal

Well it's a good thing the DA's analyst forgot to...

Listen carefully, emergency. - Illegal

Listen carefully, emergency.

I'm not guilty,
I want you to know that. - Illegal

I'm not guilty, I want you to know that.

I didn't kill her - Illegal

I didn't kill her

State prison. - Illegal

Hello. - Illegal

Mr. Scott. Mr. Scott. - Illegal

Mr. Scott. Mr. Scott.

Innocent man sent to death.
Ed Clary dies in chair! - Illegal

Innocent man sent to death. Ed Clary dies in chair!

What do you read? - Illegal

What do you read?

- Hinkel, what's happening?
- Everything. - Illegal

- Hinkel, what's happening? - Everything.

As for me - Illegal

You're looking at Victor Scott private citizen from here on out - Illegal

You're looking at Victor Scott private citizen from...

Please Vic you need some sleep - Illegal

Please Vic you need some sleep

Well, good evening, Judge.
How's the roast beef tonight? - Illegal

Well, good evening, Judge. How's the roast beef tonight...

Told you to make it a double - Illegal

Told you to make it a double

- What time did he come in?
- Just before sun-up. - Illegal

- What time did he come in? - Just before sun-up.

Goodbye Mr Scott - Illegal

Goodbye Mr Scott

You shouldn't have come Big mistake - Illegal

You shouldn't have come Big mistake

Do you really want me to - Illegal

Do you really want me to

Now go on Do it - Illegal

Now go on Do it

I don't want coffee I don't want practical women - Illegal

I don't want coffee I don't want practical women

Excuse me. - Illegal

Rise and shine. - Illegal

Rise and shine.

Victor Scott, you are charged
with drunkenness and disorderly conduct. - Illegal

Victor Scott, you are charged with drunkenness and disorderl...

I'm through with mouthpieces They take the fee and I take the rap - Illegal

I'm through with mouthpieces They take the fee and I...

Still accusing me of hero worship eh - Illegal

Still accusing me of hero worship eh

Oh I am It's just that when you and I are together I always feel like - Illegal

Oh I am It's just that when you and I are together I...

Don't rush me Ray please - Illegal

Don't rush me Ray please

Okay but I can see the old ghost rising up again - Illegal

Okay but I can see the old ghost rising up again

Your Honor, I move to dismiss the case
in the interest of justice. - Illegal

Your Honor, I move to dismiss the case in the interest of ju...

Mr Scott's office - Illegal

Mr Scott's office

Why not Business is booming - Illegal

Why not Business is booming

Hinkel I'm always wrong about you - Illegal

Hinkel I'm always wrong about you

This looks good. He's shaking all over.
You can hear his teeth rattling. - Illegal

This looks good. He's shaking all over. You can hear hi...

This looks good He's shaking all over You can hear his teeth rattling - Illegal

This looks good He's shaking all over You can hear his...

What have you done - Illegal

What have you done

With embezzlers it's always women and racetracks - Illegal

With embezzlers it's always women and racetracks

- What's this?
- An agreement not to prosecute Parker. - Illegal

- What's this? - An agreement not to prosecute Parker.

Now, may I know the whereabouts
of my former cashier? - Illegal

Now, may I know the whereabouts of my former cashier?

You thief! You cheap little crook! - Illegal

You thief! You cheap little crook!

Then it's all settled They won't prosecute me - Illegal

Then it's all settled They won't prosecute me

- Hinkel?
- Yes, sir. - Illegal

- Hinkel? - Yes, sir.

Mr Scott seems to forget very quickly that he once sat at this desk - Illegal

Mr Scott seems to forget very quickly that he once sat at...

Get up that 10 000 or you won't be chasing ambulances anymore - Illegal

Get up that 10 000 or you won't be chasing ambulances...

Go right on honey - Illegal

Go right on honey

Go to Ben Rice at the Club Continental Tell him you're hired - Illegal

Go to Ben Rice at the Club Continental Tell him you're...

You're like me you gotta be on top - Illegal

You're like me you gotta be on top

Know why I could never indict you Because nobody would talk - Illegal

Know why I could never indict you Because nobody would talk

Ladies and gentlemen,
here's my answer to the accusation. - Illegal

Ladies and gentlemen, here's my answer to the accusatio...

Thanks, Scott. - Illegal

Hello. - Illegal

Miss Hinkel,
Mr. Goldman's on the phone. - Illegal

Miss Hinkel, Mr. Goldman's on the phone.

How can a lawyer help anyone who won't tell him the truth - Illegal

How can a lawyer help anyone who won't tell him the...

This will just take a minute. - Illegal

This will just take a minute.

I still don't get it. - Illegal

I still don't get it.

Oh, Ray, here you are. - Illegal

Oh, Ray, here you are.

Ellen, who's been drinking my Scotch? - Illegal

Ellen, who's been drinking my Scotch?

Listen you dumb broad tell him it's Ray Borden and it's very important - Illegal

Listen you dumb broad tell him it's Ray Borden and...

Mr Garland darling sweetie - Illegal

Mr Garland darling sweetie

Ray? - Illegal

Prove to me you can keep that pretty little mouth shut - Illegal

Prove to me you can keep that pretty little mouth shut

Too bad we didn't get married years ago before you got DA written all over you - Illegal

Too bad we didn't get married years ago before you got...

Don't come any closer, Ray.
Don't come any closer! - Illegal

Don't come any closer, Ray. Don't come any closer!

- Get Mr. Graves on the phone.
- Yes, sir. - Illegal

- Get Mr. Graves on the phone. - Yes, sir.

Hello, Mr. Scott. - Illegal

Hello, Mr. Scott.

Well every time you go into a courtroom it's a gamble - Illegal

Well every time you go into a courtroom it's a gamble

Now do you want some other lawyer poking into this thing - Illegal

Now do you want some other lawyer poking into this thing

I want you to know Victor that you'll be very well paid for this case - Illegal

I want you to know Victor that you'll be very well paid...

Classic picture - Illegal

Classic picture

Well, here are the files.
Now what do I do? - Illegal

Well, here are the files. Now what do I do?

If the lid blows off don't blame me - Illegal

If the lid blows off don't blame me

That reminds me if you get trigger happy - Illegal

That reminds me if you get trigger happy

He was bluffing. - Illegal

He was bluffing.

Andy, I think Mrs. Borden
needs a new lawyer. - Illegal

Andy, I think Mrs. Borden needs a new lawyer.

He's coming out. Been with Garland. - Illegal

He's coming out. Been with Garland.

Turn down the next street.
It's shorter. - Illegal

Turn down the next street. It's shorter.

Right at the next corner.
Speed her up a little. - Illegal

Right at the next corner. Speed her up a little.

Stop here. - Illegal

Mr. Scott is delinquent.
It's after 2:00. - Illegal

Mr. Scott is delinquent. It's after 2:00.

I beg the court's pardon for the delay,
but it was unavoidable. - Illegal

I beg the court's pardon for the delay, but it was unav...

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After an overly aggressive district attorney unknowingly sends an innocent man to the chair, he resigns, turns to drinking, and acquires a criminal clientèle.

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Director: Lewis Allen

Writer: W.R. Burnett, James R. Webb, Frank J. Collins

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: crime, drama, film-noir

Year: 1955

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 15 Dec 1955

Awards: N/A

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