The Last Mile (1932)

Directed by

Samuel Bischoff

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 15m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A convicted murderer on death row faces his final hours. The story centers on his interactions with other inmates and prison guards.

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What happens

The Last Mile is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Samuel Bischoff and starring Preston Foster. The picture is based on John Wexley's 1930 Broadway play, The Last Mile. Actor Howard Phillips appeared in both the play and the film but in different roles. In 1959, the play was adapted a second time into a film of the same name starring Mickey Rooney. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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