The Hangman Waits (1947)
- Directed by
- A. Barr-Smith
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 03m
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A murderer faces the consequences of his crime. The film follows his story as he is brought to a grim end.
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What happens
The Hangman Waits is a 1947 British second feature ('B') thriller film written, directed and produced by A. Barr Smith, starring Beatrice Campbell and John Turnbull. Shot documentary-style, the film tells the story of a murderer who comes to a grisly end. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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