USA,
1934, 76 min
Directed by:
Chester ErskineScreenplay:
Chester ErskineCast:
Sidney Fox, O.P. Heggie, Henry Hull, Margaret Wycherly, Lynne Overman, Richard Whorf, Humphrey Bogart, Granville Bates, Cora Witherspoon, Henry O'NeillPlots(1)
Jury foreman Edward Weldon (Heggie) persuades the jury to send a murderous woman to the electric chair. On the night of her execution, Weldon's daughter Stella admits to having murdered her own lover in a fit of passion. This sends Weldon into a fit of conscience, where his legalistic tendencies conflict with his love for his daughter. Features a young Bogart in a minor role, whose presence encouraged a re-release of this film, originally titled MIDNIGHT, henceforth referred to as CALL IT MURDER. (official distributor synopsis)
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