The Verdict

Genres

MysteryCrime

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After an innocent man is executed in a case he was responsible for, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

86 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

23 November 1946

Country

United States of America

Cast

Sydney Greenstreet

Supt. George Edward Grodman

Peter Lorre

Victor Emmric

Joan Lorring

Lottie Rawson

George Coulouris

Supt. John R. Buckley

Rosalind Ivan

Mrs. Vicky Benson

Paul Cavanagh

Clive Russell

Arthur Shields

Rev. Holbrook

Morton Lowry

Arthur Kendall

Holmes Herbert

Sir William Dawson

Art Foster

PC Warren

Clyde Cook

Barney Cole

Jimmy Aubrey

Newsboy

Billy Bletcher

Gravedigger

Creighton Hale

Reporter

Colin Kenny

Sergeant

Leo White

Cabbie

Ian Wolfe

Jury Foreman

Howard Davies

Old Gentleman (uncredited)

Mark Strong

Coroner (uncredited)

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