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Bank clerk William Marble is desperate for money to pay his family's bills. When his wealthy nephew visits, Marble asks him for a loan, but the young man refuses. Marble decides to kill his nephew. It is a twisted path to justice after Marble is transformed by the crime he committed and the wealth he gains.
Keywords
based on play or musical
murder
pre-code
Casts
Charles Laughton
William Marble
Maureen O'Sullivan
Winnie Marble
Dorothy Peterson
Annie Marble
Verree Teasdale
Marguerite Collins
Ray Milland
James Medland
Billy Bevan
Charlie Hammond
Halliwell Hobbes
A Prospective Tenant
William Stack
A Doctor
Crews
Lothar Mendes
Director
C. S. Forester
Novel
Jeffrey Dell
Theatre Play
Ernest Vajda
Screenplay
Claudine West
Screenplay
Merritt B. Gerstad
Director of Photography
Frank Sullivan
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Adrian
Costume Design
Douglas Shearer
Sound Director
Backdrops & Posters
