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This Side of the Law (1950)

"Trapped! Tricked! and Treacherous!"

4.8/10 1h 14m Jun 17, 1950
Crime

A man - trapped in a cistern - reflects on the dark events that lead to his lonely entrapment. Told in flashback, we witness his chance encounter with a nefarious lawyer who persuades him to impersonate a wealthy man who went missing 7 years ago.

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Movie Details

Original Title This Side of the Law
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Viveca Lindfors
Viveca Lindfors
Evelyn Taylor
Popularity: 0.9
Kent Smith
Kent Smith
David Cummins
Popularity: 1.3
Janis Paige
Janis Paige
Nadine Taylor
Popularity: 1.4
Robert Douglas
Robert Douglas
Philip Cagle
Popularity: 1.0
John Alvin
John Alvin
Calder Taylor
Popularity: 1.0
Monte Blue
Monte Blue
The Sheriff
Popularity: 0.9
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Frances Morris
Miss Roberts
Popularity: 2.1
Nita Talbot
Nita Talbot
Miss Goff
Popularity: 1.0
Edward Van Sloan
Edward Van Sloan
Judge (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.9

Key Crew

Producer Saul Elkins
Screenplay Russell S. Hughes
Director Richard L. Bare
Editor Frank Magee

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures
US

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Keywords

crooked lawyer flashback film noir impersonator trapped double cross guard dog told in flashback trapped underground impersonation fraud trapped in a well

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Details
Release Date June 17, 1950
Runtime 1h 14m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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