Buried Alive
1939 · Movie · NR · 74 min · ★ 5.1
A prison trustee rescues a despondent executioner from a bar-room brawl, and is then blamed for the fight by a tabloid reporter who actually started it. He loses his chance for parole, and gets blamed for the murder of a guard.
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Details
- Years
- 1939
- Release date
- 1939-11-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 74 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.1/10 (7 votes)
Themes
- electric chair
- trustee
- tabloid reporter
Cast & crew
Beverly Roberts
as Joan Wright
Robert Wilcox
as Johnny Martin
Paul McVey
as Jim Henderson
Ted Osborne
as Ira Hanes
George Pembroke
as Ernie Matthews
Stephen Chase
as Dr. Robert Lee
George Lynn
as Gus Barth
Wheeler Oakman
as Manning
Norman Budd
as The Kid
Ben Alexander
as Riley
Directed by Victor Halperin