Circumstantial Evidence

"They've got nothing on him--except MURDER!"

Apr 22 1945 Approved 1h 8m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A man waits on death row while his son and friend try to prove that he did not kill a grocer with an ax.

Plot

A young lad has his fine new hatchet confiscated by a grumpy baker. The boy's hot-headed father tries to get it back, but this results in a fight in which onlookers seem to see the father use the disputed weapon to strike and kill the baker. At the resulting murder trial, their evidence on this point becomes a matter of life-and-death.

Written by

Sam Duncan, Nat Ferber, Robert F. Metzler

Directed by

John Francis Larkin

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
192
Average Rating
5.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA