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Lady in the Death House

1944 · 56 min

A taut, earnest race against the clock that wrings suspense from a grim death-row countdown and a doomed romance.

Directed by
Steve Sekely
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Jean Parker, Lionel Atwill, Douglas Fowley
Tagline
Even now I can hear preparations for my execution
Overview
As a woman walks the "last mile" to her execution she remembers back to the incidents that got her framed for murder.

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More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Steve Sekely
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Jean Parker, Lionel Atwill, Douglas Fowley
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • love
  • death
  • betrayal
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Steve Sekely
Written by
Harry O. Hoyt
Starring
Jean Parker, Lionel Atwill, Douglas Fowley, Marcia Mae Jones, Robert Middlemass, Cy Kendall, John Maxwell, George Irving
Music
Jan Gray
Cinematography
Gus Peterson
Runtime
56 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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