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We Who Are About to Die

John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed. A suspicious detective thinks he is innocent and works to save his life.

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We Who Are About to Die Cast

Name Character
J. Carrol Naish He was 40, 77 years old when he died as Nick Trotti
Russell Hopton He was 36, 45 years old when he died as 'Mac' MacAndrews
Ralph Byrd He was 27, 43 years old when he died as Police Lab Technician
Wilfred Lucas He was 65, 69 years old when he died as Prison Yard Captain
John Beal He was 27, 87 years old when he died as John E. 'Johnny' Thompson
Larry Steers He was 48, 63 years old when he died as Man in District Attorney's Office
Russell Hicks He was 41, 61 years old when he died as District Attorney Knight
Frank Marlowe He was 32, 60 years old when he died as Prison Lab Technician
Emmett Vogan He was 43, 76 years old when he died as Prison Lieutenant
Dell Henderson He was 53, 73 years old when he died as Blake's Associate
Monte Vandergrift as Plainclothesman Finding Gun
Ed Brady He was 25, now 61 years old as Angry Aircraft Worker Throwing Stone
Ann Dvorak She was 25, 68 years old when she died as Miss Connie Stewart
Stanley Blystone He was 42, 61 years old when he died as Plainclothesman with Rifle
Arthur Hoyt He was 62, 78 years old when he died as Governor's Secretary
Wallis Clark He was 54, 78 years old when he died as Dr. Hedges
Preston Foster He was 36, 69 years old when he died as Steven Mathews
Gordon Jones He was 25, 52 years old when he died as Slim Tolliver
Edward LeSaint He was 66, 69 years old when he died as Judge
Willie Fung He was 40, 49 years old when he died as Kwong
Oscar Apfel He was 58, 60 years old when he died as Mr. Armitage
Richard Tucker He was 23, 61 years old when he died as Defense Attorney
John 'Skins' Miller He was 46, 65 years old when he died as Macy
Bruce Mitchell He was 28, 43 years old when he died as Prison Guard with Machine Gun
George Reed He was 30, 46 years old when he died as Black Convict
Frank Jenks He was 34, 59 years old when he died as Clyde Beasley
Jim Farley He was 25, 14 years old when he died as Police Officer Johnson
Eddy Chandler He was 42, 54 years old when he died as Prison Guard Sergeant
DeWitt Jennings He was 65, 65 years old when he died as Mike Brannigan
William Bailey He was 50, 76 years old when he died as Policeman Passenger
John Wray He was 49, 53 years old when he died as Jerry Daley
Max Wagner He was 35, 73 years old when he died as Cell Block E Convict
Ray Mayer He was 35, 47 years old when he died as Bright Boy Schultz
John Carroll He was 30, 72 years old when he died as Joe Donahue
Bryant Washburn He was 47, 74 years old when he died as Martin Blake
Walter Walker He was 72, 83 years old when he died as The Governor
Howard C. Hickman He was 56, 69 years old when he died as Prison Chaplain
Harry Bowen He was 72, 49 years old when he died as Agitated Citizen in Mob
Charles Sullivan He was 37, 73 years old when he died as Cell Block E Convict
Edward Keane He was 92, 59 years old when he died as Ed Stanley
Willie Best He was 20, 45 years old when he died as Airport Porter
Frank M. Thomas He was 47, 100 years old when he died as M.L. Carter
Paul Hurst He was 37, now 49 years old as Tip Fuller
Robert Emmett O'Connor He was 51, 77 years old when he died as Detective Mitchell
Philip Morris He was 43, 56 years old when he died as Guard Escorting Kwong to Gallows
Donald Kerr He was 2, 37 years old when he died as Agitated Citizen at Shoeshine Stand
Tom McGuire He was 63, 80 years old when he died as Death-Row Captain Harris
Landers Stevens He was 59, 63 years old when he died as Warden Lawton
Barnett Parker He was 50, 54 years old when he died as John Barkley
Jack Perry He was 26, now 60 years old as Convict Making Noise with Cup (uncredited)
Al Herman He was 9, 33 years old when he died as Reporter
William Burress He was 69, 81 years old when he died as Charlie Gaunt - Cashier
Eddie Hart He was 12, now 75 years old as Police Driver
Ethel Wales She was 58, 73 years old when she died as Travel Bureau Customer
Sailor Vincent He was 35, 64 years old when he died as Convict
Jerry Fletcher He was 35, 82 years old when he died as Reporter

We Who Are About to Die Crew

Name Department
John Twist as Screenplay. He was 38 (77) years old when He died Writing
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We Who Are About to Die (87 years)

  • Release day: Friday, January 08, 1937
  • Runtime: 81 minutes