This Side of the Law

"Trapped! Tricked! and Treacherous!"

Jun 17 1950 Approved 1h 14m
Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery

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.

Plot

David Cummings, a vagrant, is bailed out of jail by Philip Cagle, an attorney, who hires him to impersonate a missing millionaire, whose presence is necessary in order to distribute a $3,000,000 estate. Cummings' masquerade involves fooling the missing man's wife, his brother and the brother's wife. Cagle, desiring to be rid of Cummings, sets actions in play which ends in murder, attempted murder and the entombment of Cummings. Can he dig his way out and set things right?

Written by

Richard Sale, Russell S. Hughes

Directed by

Richard L. Bare

Cast

Viveca Lindfors, Kent Smith, Janis Paige

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

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Trailers
This Side Of The Law - 1950 HD Film Trailer
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