We Who Are About to Die
Appearance
We Who Are About to Die | |
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Directed by | Christy Cabanne James Anderson (assistant) |
Written by | John Twist |
Produced by | Edward Small |
Starring | Preston Foster Ann Dvorak John Beal |
Edited by | Arthur Roberts |
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Distributed by | RKO |
Release date | January 8, 1937 |
Country | USA |
Language | English |
We Who Are About to Die is a 1937 film. It was based on a book by David Lansom, who was tried four times for murdering his wife before being set free.[1]
Plot
A man is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job, then wrongly arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed. A suspicious detective thinks he's innocent and works to save his life.
Production
Lansom was hired by producer Edward Small to work on the script.[2]
References
- ^ Bernard Butcher, "Was it Murder?', Stanford Magazine, January/February 2000 accessed 25 May 2000
- ^ Lamson's Book, "We Who Are About to Die," Will Be Produced as Film: Author Will Adapt; Beal May Be Starred Story of Father Damien's Experiences in Leper Colony Considered; Alex Esway of England to Seek Players Here Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 11 Apr 1936: 7.
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