''Condemned to Death'' is a 1932

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crime film directed by

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and starring

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, Gillian Lind and

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. It was adapted from the play ''Jack O'Lantern'' by James Dawson which was itself based on a 1929 novel by George Goodchild. Thought to have been

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, "a cut version dubbed in French" was found as a result of a 1992 British Film Institute campaign to locate missing movies.

Plot

A respected judge leads a double life as a murderer.

Cast

as Sir Charles Wallington * Gillian Lind as Kate Banting *

as Sam Knudge *

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as Jim Wrench *

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as Sonia Wallington *

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as Gwen Banting *

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as Banting * Griffith Humphreys as Professor Michaels * T. Gordon Blythe as Ali * James Cunningham as Inspector Sweeting * Gilbert Davis as Doctor Cornell * Bernard Brunel as Tobias Lantern * H. St. Barbe West as Sir Rudolph Cantler

References

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* 1932 films 1932 crime films British films based on plays Films based on British novels Films directed by Walter Forde Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios Films based on multiple works 1930s rediscovered films British black-and-white films British crime films Rediscovered British films Films set in London 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-crime-film-stub