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Call It Murder

Play trailer Poster for Call It Murder Released Mar 7, 1934 1h 20m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A jury foreman asks questions that send a woman to the electric chair for a murder committed in the heat of passion. On the night of the execution, his actions come back to haunt him.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews An hysterical thriller with a convoluted message about there being the same law for all, which the film apparently has a cynical response to. Rated: C- Jan 31, 2008 Full Review Michael W. Phillips, Jr. Goatdog's Movies It wasn't really terrible, but I have no idea what kind of point it was trying to make. Rated: 1.5/5 May 7, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D The cast is strong. The rest isn't. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/01/24 Full Review nick s A rather muddled movie with stiff direction. It was tedious to watch for most of its runtime as the ethical dilemma got rammed home ad nauseum. It got interesting in the final stretch, only to finish up with a whimper. There seemed to be a moral to the story but the director missed the target. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/24 Full Review Mervyn H By today's standards or even by classic Hitchcock standards, this film which is now available via YouTube, surely got an 'F' as a high school production of dimwits. The script and the acting is beyond silly, beyond amateurish and not good enough to become a cult joke. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/24 Full Review Gary D Interesting story focused on the legal system of the early 20th century. Not a typical Bogart movie. He has top billing, but he is not a primary character. Still worth checking out if you enjoy films of the thirty's that are not the usual musical, or gangster type. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/06/24 Full Review Audience Member What a slog getting through this, despite its short running-time of under 75 minutes. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member A quiet boring movie that clearly thinks itself a lot more clever than it actually it. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A jury foreman asks questions that send a woman to the electric chair for a murder committed in the heat of passion. On the night of the execution, his actions come back to haunt him.
Director
Chester Erskine
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
All Star Productions, Guaranteed Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Latin
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 7, 1934, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 11, 2016
Runtime
1h 20m