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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

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