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They Won't Forget (1937)

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy

Crime | Drama

Overview

A southern town is rocked by scandal when teenager Mary Clay is murdered on Confederate Decoration Day. Andrew Griffin, a small-time lawyer with political ambitions, sees the crime as his ticket to the Senate if he can find the right victim to finger for the crime. He sets out to convict Robert Hale, a transplanted northerner who was Mary’s teacher at the business school where she was killed. Despite the fact that all the evidence against Hale is circumstantial, Griffin works with a ruthless reporter to create a media frenzy of prejudice and hate against the teacher.

Rated NR | Length 95 minutes

Actors

Claude Rains | Gloria Dickson | Edward Norris | Otto Kruger | Allyn Joslyn | Lana Turner | Linda Perry | Elisha Cook Jr. | Cy Kendall | Clinton Rosemond | E. Alyn Warren | Elisabeth Risdon | Clifford Soubier | Granville Bates | Ann Shoemaker | Paul Everton | Donald Briggs | Sibyl Harris | Trevor Bardette | Elliott Sullivan | Wilmer Hines | Eddie Acuff | Frank Faylen | Leonard Mudie | Harry Davenport | Harry Beresford | Edward McWade | Al Bridge | Forbes Murray | Dick Rich

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
11/05/2016TVBroadcastTV6 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Infuriating story. Hard to appreciate a film with this narrative but also a sad reminder of how shit like this happens.

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