This Side of the Law (1950)
Trapped! Tricked! and Treacherous!
1950 · NR · 1h 14m · Crime
Genres: Crime

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.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Writers: Russell S. Hughes, Richard Sale
Music by: William Lava
Cinematography: Carl E. Guthrie
Editor: Frank Magee
Cast
Viveca Lindfors as Evelyn TaylorKent Smith as David CumminsJanis Paige as Nadine TaylorRobert Douglas as Philip CagleJohn Alvin as Calder TaylorMonte Blue as The SheriffFrances Morris as Miss RobertsNita Talbot as Miss GoffEdward Van Sloan as Judge (uncredited)More like this
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