The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Drama · Crime
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Film / 1937
We Who Are About to Die
Directed by
Christy Cabanne
John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed. A suspicious detective thinks he is innocent and works to save his life.
The story
John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed. A suspicious detective thinks he is innocent and works to save his life.
Cast
Preston FosterSteven Mathews
Ann DvorakConnie Stewart
John BealJohn Thompson
Ray MayerBright Boy Schultz
Gordon JonesSlim Tolliver
Russell HoptonMacAndrews
J. Carrol NaishNick Trotti
Paul HurstTip Fuller
Frank JenksClyde Beasley
John WrayJerry Daley
Frank M. ThomasM.L. Carter
Barnett ParkerJohn Barkley
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Willie FungKwong
John CarrollJoe Donahue
DeWitt JenningsMike Brannigan
Landers StevensWarden Lawton
John 'Skins' MillerMacy
Howard HickmanPrison Chaplain
Robert Emmett O'ConnorDetective Mitchell
Oscar ApfelMr. Armitage (uncredited)
William BaileyPoliceman Passenger (uncredited)
Willie BestAirport Porter (uncredited)
Stanley BlystonePlainclothesman with Rifle (uncredited)
Harry BowenAgitated Citizen in Mob (uncredited)
Ed BradyWorker Throwing Stone (uncredited)
Sonny BuppHit-and-Run Victim (uncredited)
William BurressCharlie Gaunt (uncredited)
Ralph ByrdPolice Lab Technician (uncredited)
Eddy ChandlerPrison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
Wallis ClarkDr. Hedges (uncredited)
Frank FanningGuard in Visitor's Room (uncredited)
Jim FarleyPolice Officer Johnson (uncredited)
Jerry FletcherReporter (uncredited)
Eddie HartPolice Driver (uncredited)
Dell HendersonBlake's Associate (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' HendrianConvict (uncredited)
Al HermanReporter (uncredited)
Russell HicksDistrict Attorney Knight (uncredited)
Arthur HoytGovernor's Secretary (uncredited)
Edward KeaneEd Stanley (uncredited)
Donald KerrAgitated Citizen at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)
Edward LeSaintJudge (uncredited)
Wilfred LucasPrison Yard Captain (uncredited)
Frank MarlowePrison Lab Technician (uncredited)
Tom McGuireDeath-Row Captain Harris (uncredited)
Bruce MitchellPrison Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)
Philip MorrisGuard Escorting Kwong to Gallows (uncredited)
Jack PerryConvict Making Noise with Cup (uncredited)
George H. ReedBlack Convict (uncredited)
Larry SteersMan in District Attorney's Office (uncredited)
Charles SullivanCell Block E Convict (uncredited)
Richard TuckerDefense Attorney (uncredited)
Monte VandergriftPlainclothesman Finding Gun (uncredited)
Sailor VincentConvict (uncredited)
Emmett VoganPrison Lieutenant (uncredited)
Max WagnerCell Block E Convict (uncredited)
Ethel WalesTravel Bureau Customer (uncredited)
Walter WalkerThe Governor (uncredited)
Bryant WashburnMartin Blake (uncredited)
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