
- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
- Release: 1950-06-17
- Director: Richard L. Bare
- Writers: Richard Sale , Russell S. Hughes
- Language: English
- Stars: Viveca Lindfors , Kent Smith , Janis Paige , Robert Douglas
- Runtime: 74 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: This Side of the Law , Lain tällä puolen (Finland) , Ambição Mortal (Brazil) , Ston iskio tou mystiriou (Greece) , Il pozzo maledetto (Italy) , Möte med mördare (Sweden) , Deadlock (United States of America) , Gangster ohne Gnade , El que no volvió (Mexico) , This Side of the Law (United States of America)
- Plot: David Cummings, a vagrant, is bailed out of jail by Philip Cagle, an attorney, who hires him to impersonate a missing millionaire, whose presence is necessary in order to distribute a $3,000,000 estate. Cummings' masquerade involves fooling the missing man's wife, his brother and the brother's wife. Cagle, desiring to be rid of Cummings, sets actions in play which ends in murder, attempted murder and the entombment of Cummings. Can he dig his way out and set things right?
- IMDB:tt0043040


This Side of the Law Cast

Richard L. Bare
Director

Viveca Lindfors
Evelyn Taylor

Kent Smith
David Cummins

Janis Paige
Nadine Taylor

Robert Douglas
Philip Cagle

John Alvin
Calder Taylor

Monte Blue
The Sheriff

Frances Morris
Miss Roberts

Nita Talbot
Miss Goff

Edward Van Sloan
Judge (uncredited)