Crime · United States of America · 1950 · 1h 14m

This Side of the Law

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Director
Richard L. Bare
Cast
Viveca Lindfors as Evelyn Taylor Kent Smith as David Cummins Janis Paige as Nadine Taylor Robert Douglas as Philip Cagle John Alvin as Calder Taylor Monte Blue as The Sheriff
Crew
Carl E. Guthrie — Director of Photography Frank Magee — Editor William Lava — Original Music Composer Russell S. Hughes — Screenplay Richard Sale — Story Saul Elkins — Producer
Tagline

Trapped! Tricked! and Treacherous!

Synopsis

A man - trapped in a cistern - reflects on the dark events that lead to his lonely entrapment. Told in flashback, we witness his chance encounter with a nefarious lawyer who persuades him to impersonate a wealthy man who went missing 7 years ago.

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Mood & Themes
crooked lawyerflashbackfilm noirimpersonatortrappeddouble crossguard dogtold in flashbacktrapped undergroundimpersonation fraudtrapped in a well
Key Collaborators
Richard L. Bare Director Carl E. Guthrie Director of Photography Frank Magee Editor William Lava Original Music Composer Russell S. Hughes Screenplay Richard Sale Story Saul Elkins Producer
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