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Call It Murder

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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 01/31/2008
C-
An hysterical thriller with a convoluted message about there being the same law for all, which the film apparently has a cynical response to. Go to Full Review Michael W. Phillips, Jr. Goatdog's Movies 05/07/2006
1.5/5
It wasn't really terrible, but I have no idea what kind of point it was trying to make. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D 09/01/2024 The cast is strong. The rest isn't. See more nick s @Nick_S 02/06/2024 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. See more Gary D 01/06/2024 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. See more 09/15/2013 What a slog getting through this, despite its short running-time of under 75 minutes. See more 11/27/2011 A quiet boring movie that clearly thinks itself a lot more clever than it actually it. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Chester Erskine

Director

Sidney Fox

Stella Weldon

O.P. Heggie

Edward Weldon

Humphrey Bogart

Gar Boni

Henry Hull

Nolan

Moffat Johnston

Dist. Atty. Plunkett
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Movie Info

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