The Accusing Finger(1936)
Condemned to share the fate of man he'd doomed!
Synopsis
A proud, pro-capital punishment district attorney with a 90% execution rate, finds himself wrongly convicted of murdering his estranged wife and sentenced to die. The woman he loves and his investigator rival for her affections rally to find the real killer, while he is confronted by the misery of life on death row.
Directed by James P. Hogan
Where to watch The Accusing Finger
Availability in US · data from JustWatch via TMDB
Cast
Paul Kelly
Douglas Goodwin
Marsha Hunt
Claire Patterson
Kent Taylor
Jerry Welch
Robert Cummings
Jimmy Ellis
Harry Carey
Sen. Nash
Bernadene Hayes
Muriel Goodwin
Hilda Vaughn
Muriel's Maid
Thomas E. Jackson
Lead Investigator Logan
DeWitt Jennings
Prison Warden
Fred Kohler
Curly-haired Convict
Ralf Harolde
Lean, Angry Convict
Joe Sawyer
Father Regan, chaplain
Paul Fix
"Twitchy" Burke, the killer thief
Jonathan Hale
Special Prosecutor
Sam Flint
District Attorney Benton
John Carroll
Dominic Petrelli, convict
Sammee Tong
Chinese-American Convict
Russell Hicks
Vociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator
The Accusing Finger — frequently asked questions
Where can I watch The Accusing Finger?+
We don't currently track a streaming service carrying The Accusing Finger in your region. Check back — availability changes regularly.
When did The Accusing Finger come out?+
The Accusing Finger was released in 1936.
How long is The Accusing Finger?+
The Accusing Finger runs for 61 minutes (1 hour and 1 minutes).
Who directed The Accusing Finger?+
The Accusing Finger was directed by James P. Hogan.
Who stars in The Accusing Finger?+
The Accusing Finger stars Paul Kelly, Marsha Hunt, Kent Taylor, Robert Cummings and Harry Carey.
More like The Accusing Finger
Recommended by people who watched this
6.6FilmThe File on Thelma Jordon
1949
6.9FilmYield to the Night
1956
6.5FilmThey Won't Believe Me
1947
6.6FilmAbsence of Malice
1981
7.1FilmYou Only Live Once
1937
6.5FilmTime Without Pity
1957
8.2FilmWitness for the Prosecution
1957
6.2FilmIslands
2025
6.2FilmWoman of Straw
1964
6.3FilmWitness to Murder
1954
6.6FilmThe Dark Corner
1946
6.6FilmFallen Angel
1945
6.6FilmThe Crimson Kimono
1959
6.3FilmThe Paradine Case
1947
7.5FilmShadow of a Doubt
1943
7.0FilmManhattan Melodrama
1934
6.8FilmThey Live by Night
1949
6.7FilmThe Killer Is Loose
1956
6.1FilmNaked Alibi
1954
6.4FilmMan from Reno
2014
Similar titles
7.5FilmFrankenstein: The True Story
1974
7.3FilmShane
1953
4.8FilmBaise-moi
2000
6.3FilmBandits
2001
5.7FilmBangkok Dangerous
2000
7.3FilmBattle Royale
2000
7.6FilmMildred Pierce
1945
7.2FilmThe Merciless
2017
6.4FilmMurder by the Coast
2021
6.3FilmThe Girl and the Oak
1955
4.7FilmThe Corpse Had a Familiar Face
1994
8.8FilmPenalty Loop
2024
7.7FilmPrimal Fear
1996
7.3FilmCape Fear
1991
6.5FilmLemming
2005
7.1FilmBrubaker
1980
7.2FilmThe Professional
1981
7.5FilmJules and Jim
1962
7.7FilmMississippi Burning
1988