This Side of the Law (1950)

4.8/10 • 74 min • Crime

Overview

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.

Cast

Viveca Lindfors

Evelyn Taylor

Kent Smith

David Cummins

Janis Paige

Nadine Taylor

Robert Douglas

Philip Cagle

John Alvin

Calder Taylor

Monte Blue

The Sheriff

Frances Morris

Miss Roberts

Nita Talbot

Miss Goff

Edward Van Sloan

Judge (uncredited)

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