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We Who Are About to Die is a american film of genre Drama directed by Christy Cabanne released in USA on 8 january 1937 with Preston Foster

We Who Are About to Die (1937)

We Who Are About to Die
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Released in USA 8 january 1937
Directed by ,    
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Crime
Rating65% 3.281883.281883.281883.281883.28188

We Who Are About to Die is a 1937 film. It was based on a book by David Lansom, who was trialled four times for murdering his wife before being set free.

Synopsis

A man is arrested for murdering his wife. His lover and a sleuth work to free him.

Actors

Preston Foster

(Steven Mathews)Ann Dvorak

(Connie Stewart)John Beal

(John Thompson)Paul Hurst

(Tip Fuller)J. Carrol Naish

(Nick Trotti)
And :
Russell Hopton
Gordon Jones
Willie Fung
John Wray
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