Lady in the Death House (1944)

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Country: USA
Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Release: 1944-03-15
Director: Steve Sekely
Writers: Frederick C. Davis , Harry O. Hoyt
Language: English
Stars: Jean Parker , Lionel Atwill , Douglas Fowley , Marcia Mae Jones , Robert Middlemass , Cy Kendall , John Maxwell , George Irving , Forrest Taylor , Sam Flint
Runtime: 56 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Executioner (United States of America) , Her Last Mile (United States of America) , Lady in the Death House (United Kingdom) , El drama de una mujer (Mexico) , Lady in the Death House (United States of America) , Lady in the Death House , A Dama e o Carrasco (Brazil) , Exécutée à l'aube (Belgium) , Executie bij dageraad (Belgium) , La casa della morte (Italy)
Plot: A young woman is on death row for the murder of a man who was blackmailing her family, although she claims she was framed. Her fiance, a doctor who is conducting experiments on reviving the dead, also happens to be the state's executioner, and is assigned to pull the switch when she is strapped into the electric chair. A famous criminologist, believing her to be innocent, rushes to investigate the case and clear her before her execution date.
IMDB:tt0037001