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This Side of the Law is a american film of genre Crime directed by Richard L. Bare released in USA on 17 june 1950 with Kent Smith

This Side of the Law (1950)

This Side of the Law
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Released in USA 17 june 1950
Length 1h14
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Crime
Rating63% 3.1759353.1759353.1759353.1759353.175935

This Side of the Law is an American film noir directed by Richard L. Bare and featuring Kent Smith, Viveca Lindfors, Robert Douglas and Janis Paige.

Synopsis

David Cummins (Kent Smith) is trapped in a dry cistern and wondering whether he will die there. The largest portion of the rest of the film is a flashback to a week earlier then forward, detailing the events that landed him in that precarious pit.

Actors

Kent Smith

(David Cummins)Viveca Lindfors

(Evelyn Taylor)Robert Douglas

(Philip Cagle)Janis Paige

(Nadine Taylor)John Alvin

(Calder Taylor)
And :
Monte Blue
Edward Van Sloan
Nita Talbot
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