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This Side of the Law
Trapped! Tricked! and Treacherous!
1950 | 74m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Richard L. Bare |
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| Writer: | Richard Sale, Russell S. Hughes |
| Staring: |
| A man - trapped in a cistern - reflects on the dark events that lead to his lonely entrapment. Told in flashback, we witness his chance encounter with a nefarious lawyer who persuades him to impersonate a wealthy man who went missing 7 years ago. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 17, 1950 |
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| Director: | Richard L. Bare |
| Writer: | Richard Sale, Russell S. Hughes |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | crooked lawyer, flashback, impersonator, trapped, double cross, guard dog, told in flashback, trapped underground, impersonation fraud, trapped in a well |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Viveca Lindfors | Evelyn Taylor |
| Kent Smith | David Cummins |
| Janis Paige | Nadine Taylor |
| Robert Douglas | Philip Cagle |
| John Alvin | Calder Taylor |
| Monte Blue | The Sheriff |
| Frances Morris | Miss Roberts |
| Nita Talbot | Miss Goff |
| Edward Van Sloan | Judge (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Richard Sale | Story |
| Russell S. Hughes | Screenplay |
| Carl E. Guthrie | Director of Photography |
| Frank Magee | Editor |
| Hugh Reticker | Art Direction |
| George James Hopkins | Set Decoration |
| Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Elmer Decker | Assistant Director |
| Oliver S. Garretson | Sound |
| Charles Maxwell | Orchestrator |
| Richard L. Bare | Director |
| William Lava | Original Music Composer |
| Don Alvarado | Production Manager |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Saul Elkins | Producer |
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