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Let Us Live

Let Us Live

A love more powerful than any law that man could make!

19396.81h 5mNR

Overview

When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is sentenced to death for a murder that he wasn't involved in. Though no one is willing to listen to the innocent prisoner's pleas for freedom, Brick's faithful fiancée, Mary, knows that her lover is innocent because she was with him when the crime was committed. As the scheduled execution draws ever nearer, Mary begins to investigate the murder herself.

Directed by John Brahm
Written by Anthony Veiller, Joseph F. Dinneen, Allen Rivkin
Produced by William Perlberg
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Top Cast

Maureen O'Sullivan

Maureen O'Sullivan

Mary Roberts

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

"Brick" Tennant

Ralph Bellamy

Ralph Bellamy

Lieutenant Everett

Alan Baxter

Alan Baxter

Joe Linden

Stanley Ridges

Stanley Ridges

District Attorney

Henry Kolker

Henry Kolker

Chief of Police

George Lynn

George Lynn

Joe Taylor

George Douglas

George Douglas

Ed Walsh

Phillip Trent

Phillip Trent

Frank Burke

Martin Spellman

Martin Spellman

Jimmy Dugan

Themes & Keywords

death penaltyfalsely accusedcab driverfiancé fiancée relationshipcriminal gangjury trialmiscarriage of justice1930scriminal justice system

About Let Us Live

Let Us Live is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1939 exploring themes of death penalty, falsely accused, cab driver, fiancé fiancée relationship, criminal gang, jury trial. Directed by John Brahm, it stars Maureen O'Sullivan, Henry Fonda, Ralph Bellamy. When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is sentenced to death for a murder that he wasn't involved in. Though no one is willing to listen to the innocent prisoner's pleas for freedom, Brick's faithful fiancée, Mary, knows that her lover is innocent because she was with him when the crime was committed. As the scheduled execution draws ever nearer, Mary begins to investigate the murder herself.

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