This Side of the Law

(1950)

★ 4.8 IMDb · 16 votes

Genres: Crime

Year: 1950

Runtime: 74 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Richard L. Bare

Cast: Viveca Lindfors, Kent Smith, Janis Paige, Robert Douglas, John Alvin, Monte Blue, Frances Morris, Nita Talbot, Edward Van Sloan

Plot

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.