Dir. Lewis Allen · Starring Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Hugh Marlowe, Jayne Mansfield, Albert Dekker, Howard St. John · Music Max Steiner
“He was a guy who marked 100 men for death - until a blonde called 'Angel' O'Hara marked him for life!”
CrimeDramaThriller
A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.
VIBE
A dark, brooding journey through the legal system's failings. It's a cynical, tense look at guilt and the desperate search for redemption in the shadows of the courtroom, steeped in classic noir atmosphere.
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