This Side of the Law

This Side of the Law

★ 4.8IMDb Score
Released:1950-06-17
Genre:Crime
Duration:74 min
Director:Richard L. Bare
Actors:Viveca Lindfors, Kent Smith, Janis Paige, Robert Douglas, John Alvin
Production:Warner Bros. Pictures

Overview:

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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