
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