The Verdict

Nov 23, 1946

1h 26m

★ 6.5

Overview

After an innocent man is executed in a case he was responsible for, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness.

Genres

Mystery

Crime

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Supt. George Edward Grodman

Sydney Greenstreet

Victor Emmric

Peter Lorre

Lottie Rawson

Joan Lorring

Supt. John R. Buckley

George Coulouris

Mrs. Vicky Benson

Rosalind Ivan

Clive Russell

Paul Cavanagh

Rev. Holbrook

Arthur Shields

Arthur Kendall

Morton Lowry

Sir William Dawson

Holmes Herbert

PC Warren

Art Foster

Barney Cole

Clyde Cook

Newsboy

Jimmy Aubrey

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