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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

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