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01/11/1955 Drama, Romance 1h 15m
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What Strange Law Answered His Last Request... to bring THIS Beautiful Woman to His Cell?

Overview

A condemned murderer, scheduled to hang in the morning, asks for the company of a woman in his final hours.

  1. Hugo Haas

    Writer, Director

Top billed cast

  1. Cleo Moore

    Dora

  2. John Agar

    Joe Cardos

  3. Frank De Kova

    Priest

  4. Dallas Boyd

    Warden

  5. Steffi Sidney

    Clara

  6. Mel Welles

    First Guard

  7. Harry Guardino

    Detective

  8. Mona Knox

    Escort Girl

  9. Arlene Harris

    Proprietress

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-06-20
This is my favourite performance from the otherwise rather sterile John Agar. He is "Joe", on death row having been found guilty of strangling three women. He's decided to go out in Garbo style, wanting to be alone and angrily resisting any attempts from his family, or the priest, to comfort him as the big day nears. With twenty-four hours to go, though, he decides that the "company" of a lady might help ease his burden and obliged to help him out, the prison manage to recruit "Dora" (Cleo Moore). Now she's not in a very good place either - indeed had earlier tried to jump in the river; so a f...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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