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Let Us Live

Let Us Live

Release: 1939-03-29 ·Runtime: 65m ·★ 6.8
Crime Drama Thriller

When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is sentenced to death for a murder that he wasn't involved in. Though no one is willing to listen to the innocent prisoner's pleas for freedom, Brick's faithful fiancée, Mary, knows that her lover is innocent because she was with him when the crime was committed. As the scheduled execution draws ever nearer, Mary begins to investigate the murder herself.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Arthur Stuart Hull Arthur Stuart Hull as Crandall (uncredited) Frank Fanning Frank Fanning as Detective Brown (uncredited) Edmund Cobb Edmund Cobb as Fingerprint Man (uncredited) Ann Doran Ann Doran as Secretary Juror (uncredited) Clarence Wilson Clarence Wilson as Lunchroom Proprietor (uncredited) Frank Yaconelli Frank Yaconelli as Norman Cameron (uncredited) Forrester Harvey Forrester Harvey as Death Row Inmate (uncredited) Walter Soderling Walter Soderling as Hold-Up Witness - Janitor (uncredited) Henry Kolker Henry Kolker as Chief of Police Bud Geary Bud Geary as Cop at Line-up (uncredited) Al Ferguson Al Ferguson as Death Row Guard (uncredited) Dick Curtis Dick Curtis as Death Row Inmate (uncredited) Lee Shumway Lee Shumway as Warden's Attendant (uncredited) Edward Peil Sr. Edward Peil Sr. as Bank Cashier (uncredited) Marshall Ruth Marshall Ruth as Peter Roxbury (uncredited) Ray Walker Ray Walker as Drunken Reporter (uncredited) Phil Dunham Phil Dunham as Nervous Juror (uncredited) Joseph E. Bernard Joseph E. Bernard as Man in Courtroom Corridor (uncredited) Stanley Ridges Stanley Ridges as District Attorney Bob Walker Bob Walker as Cop (uncredited) Charles McAvoy Charles McAvoy as Death Row Guard (uncredited) Milton Kibbee Milton Kibbee as Hardware Store Proprietor (uncredited) Fay Holderness Fay Holderness as Theatre Scrubwoman (uncredited) George Douglas George Douglas as Ed Walsh Eric Alden Eric Alden as Cop (uncredited) Byron Foulger Byron Foulger as Defense Attorney (uncredited) Sam McDaniel Sam McDaniel as Hold-Up Witness - Mose (uncredited) Harry Bernard Harry Bernard as Auto Show Watchman (uncredited) Lee Phelps Lee Phelps as Cop (uncredited) Jack Rube Clifford Jack Rube Clifford as Police Sergeant (uncredited) Martin Spellman Martin Spellman as Jimmy Dugan Kit Guard Kit Guard as Death Row Inmate (uncredited) Eddy Chandler Eddy Chandler as Detective with First Cab Driver (uncredited) Harry Holman Harry Holman as Businessman Juror - J. B. (uncredited) Joseph Forte Joseph Forte as Prison Doctor (uncredited) William Royle William Royle as Prison Guard (uncredited) Lillian West Lillian West as District Attorney's Secretary (uncredited) Maureen O'Sullivan Maureen O'Sullivan as Mary Roberts Ralph Bellamy Ralph Bellamy as Lieutenant Everett George Lynn George Lynn as Joe Taylor Charles Lane Charles Lane as Auto Show Salesman (uncredited) James Blaine James Blaine as Detective (uncredited) Billy Lee Billy Lee as Boy in Window (uncredited) Kernan Cripps Kernan Cripps as Desk Sergeant (uncredited) Pat O'Malley Pat O'Malley as Captain (uncredited) Joe King Joe King as Inspector Cavanaugh (uncredited) Edward Hearn Edward Hearn as Detective Carson (uncredited) Alec Craig Alec Craig as Bookkeeper Juror (uncredited) Joe De Stefani Joe De Stefani as Dentist Juror (uncredited) James P. Burtis James P. Burtis as Taxi Cab Mechanic (uncredited) Billy Wayne Billy Wayne as Theatre Hold-Up Witness (uncredited) Ethel Wales Ethel Wales as Theatre Scrubwoman - Ella (uncredited) Henry Fonda Henry Fonda as "Brick" Tennant Frank O'Connor Frank O'Connor as Detective (uncredited) Mary Foy Mary Foy as Theatre Scrubwoman (uncredited) Herbert Heywood Herbert Heywood as Theatre Watchman (uncredited) Alan Baxter Alan Baxter as Joe Linden Sammy Blum Sammy Blum as Chef (uncredited) Charles Trowbridge Charles Trowbridge as Trial Judge (uncredited) Emmett Vogan Emmett Vogan as Bank Cashier (uncredited) Robert Homans Robert Homans as Unlucky Cop (uncredited) Harry C. Bradley Harry C. Bradley as Hijacked Motorist (uncredited) Dick Elliott Dick Elliott as Rotarian Juror (uncredited) Arthur Loft Arthur Loft as Warden (uncredited) John Qualen John Qualen as Dan (uncredited) William V. Mong William V. Mong as Joe Taylor Sr. (uncredited) Phillip Trent Phillip Trent as Frank Burke Tom London Tom London as Police Sergeant (uncredited) George Chesebro George Chesebro as Prison Visitor's Room Guard (uncredited)