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We Who Are About to Die (1937)

We Who Are About to Die poster
Directed by
Christy Cabanne
Genre
drama film, crime film, prison film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 21m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An innocent man is sent to death row for a crime he did not commit. The film follows his struggle to prove his innocence before his execution date arrives.

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What happens

We Who Are About to Die is a 1937 American crime drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Preston Foster, Ann Dvorak, and John Beal. It was based on a book, published while on death row, by David Lamson, who was tried four times for murdering his wife before being set free. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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