We Who Are About to Die

Christy Cabanne
1937-01-08

The Terrific drama about men who are about to die!
6.8
81 min

John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed. A suspicious detective thinks he is innocent and works to save his life.

Cast

Name Character Team
Preston Foster Steven Mathews Unowned
Ann Dvorak Connie Stewart Unowned
John Beal John Thompson Unowned
Ray Mayer Bright Boy Schultz Unowned
Gordon Jones Slim Tolliver Unowned
Russell Hopton MacAndrews Unowned
J. Carrol Naish Nick Trotti Unowned
Paul Hurst Tip Fuller Unowned
Frank Jenks Clyde Beasley Unowned
John Wray Jerry Daley Unowned
Frank M. Thomas M.L. Carter Unowned
Barnett Parker John Barkley Unowned
Willie Fung Kwong Unowned
John Carroll Joe Donahue Unowned
DeWitt Jennings Mike Brannigan Unowned
Landers Stevens Warden Lawton Unowned
John "Skins" Miller Macy Unowned
Howard Hickman Prison Chaplain Unowned
Robert Emmett O'Connor Detective Mitchell Unowned
Oscar Apfel Mr. Armitage (uncredited) Unowned
William Bailey Policeman Passenger (uncredited) Unowned
Willie Best Airport Porter (uncredited) Unowned
Stanley Blystone Plainclothesman with Rifle (uncredited) Unowned
Harry Bowen Agitated Citizen in Mob (uncredited) Unowned
Ed Brady Worker Throwing Stone (uncredited) Unowned
Sonny Bupp Hit-and-Run Victim (uncredited) Unowned
William Burress Charlie Gaunt (uncredited) Unowned
Ralph Byrd Police Lab Technician (uncredited) Unowned
Eddy Chandler Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited) Unowned
Wallis Clark Dr. Hedges (uncredited) Unowned
Frank Fanning Guard in Visitor's Room (uncredited) Unowned
Jim Farley Police Officer Johnson (uncredited) Unowned
Jerry Fletcher Reporter (uncredited) Unowned
Eddie Hart Police Driver (uncredited) Unowned
Dell Henderson Blake's Associate (uncredited) Unowned
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian Convict (uncredited) Unowned
Al Herman Reporter (uncredited) Unowned
Russell Hicks District Attorney Knight (uncredited) Unowned
Arthur Hoyt Governor's Secretary (uncredited) Unowned
Edward Keane Ed Stanley (uncredited) Unowned
Donald Kerr Agitated Citizen at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited) Unowned
Edward LeSaint Judge (uncredited) Unowned
Wilfred Lucas Prison Yard Captain (uncredited) Unowned
Frank Marlowe Prison Lab Technician (uncredited) Unowned
Tom McGuire Death-Row Captain Harris (uncredited) Unowned
Bruce Mitchell Prison Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited) Unowned
Philip Morris Guard Escorting Kwong to Gallows (uncredited) Unowned
Jack Perry Convict Making Noise with Cup (uncredited) Unowned
George H. Reed Black Convict (uncredited) Unowned
Larry Steers Man in District Attorney's Office (uncredited) Unowned
Charles Sullivan Cell Block E Convict (uncredited) Unowned
Richard Tucker Defense Attorney (uncredited) Unowned
Monte Vandergrift Plainclothesman Finding Gun (uncredited) Unowned
Sailor Vincent Convict (uncredited) Unowned
Emmett Vogan Prison Lieutenant (uncredited) Unowned
Max Wagner Cell Block E Convict (uncredited) Unowned
Ethel Wales Travel Bureau Customer (uncredited) Unowned
Walter Walker The Governor (uncredited) Unowned
Bryant Washburn Martin Blake (uncredited) Unowned