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CRIME . 1936 . 1h 1m . 4.7/10

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"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.

Starring Paul Kelly, Marsha Hunt, Kent Taylor

4.7/10

Rating

1h 1m

Runtime

1936

Year

Updated Feb 16, 2026

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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.

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Cast

Paul Kelly stars as Douglas Goodwin in The Accusing Finger.

Year context

The Accusing Finger was released 90 years ago in 1936.

Overview

A proud, pro-capital punishment district attorney with a 90% execution rate, finds himself wrongly convicted of murdering his estranged wife and sentenced to...

The Accusing Finger is a Crime, Romance, Drama film with a runtime of 1h 1m.

CAST (20)

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

Douglas Goodwin

Marsha Hunt

Claire Patterson

Kent Taylor

Robert Cummings

Robert Cummings

Harry Carey

Bernadene Hayes

Bernadene Hayes

Hilda Vaughn

Thomas E. Jackson

Thomas E. Jackson

Lead Investigator Logan

DeWitt Jennings

DeWitt Jennings

Prison Warden

Fred Kohler

Curly-haired Convict

Ralf Harolde

Lean, Angry Convict

Joe Sawyer

Father Regan, chaplain

Paul Fix

"Twitchy" Burke, the killer thief

Jonathan Hale

Special Prosecutor

Sam Flint

District Attorney Benton

John Carroll

John Carroll

Dominic Petrelli, convict

Sammee Tong

Chinese-American Convict

Russell Hicks

Vociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator

Frederick Burton

Frederick Burton

Rollo Lloyd

DETAILS

Release

November 17, 1936

Status

Released

Runtime

61 min (1h 1m)

Country

United States

Rating

4.7/10 (3 votes)

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What is The Accusing Finger about?

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.

How long is The Accusing Finger?

The Accusing Finger has a runtime of 61 minutes (1h 1m).

Who stars in The Accusing Finger?

The cast of The Accusing Finger includes Paul Kelly, Marsha Hunt, Kent Taylor, Robert Cummings, Harry Carey.

What is the rating of The Accusing Finger?

The Accusing Finger has a rating of 4.7 out of 10 based on 3 votes on TMDB.

GENRES (4)

Crime Romance Drama Thriller