''I'd Give My Life'' is a 1936 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Edwin L. Marin Edwin L. Marin (February 21, 1899 – May 2, 1951) was an American film director who directed 58 films between 1932 and 1951, working with Randolph Scott, Anna May Wong, John Wayne, Peter Lorre, George Raft, Bela Lugosi, Judy Garland, Eddie ...

and written by George O'Neil based upon the play '' The Noose''. The film stars Guy Standing,

Frances Drake Frances Drake (born Frances Morgan Dean; October 22, 1912 – January 18, 2000) was an American actress best known for playing Eponine in ''Les Misérables'' (1935). Early years Drake was born in New York City as Frances Morgan Dean to a ...

, Tom Brown,

Janet Beecher Janet Beecher (born Janet Meysenberg; October 21, 1884 – August 6, 1955) was an American stage and screen actress. Early years The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Von Meysenburg, Beecher was born in Jefferson City, Missouri. Her sister was ...

, Robert Gleckler, and Helen Lowell. The film was released on August 14, 1936, by

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. The play was previously filmed as '' The Noose'' (1928).

Plot

Cast

* Sir Guy Standing as Governor John Bancroft *

as Mary Reyburn * Tom Brown as Nickie Elkins *

as Mrs. Bancroft *

Robert Gleckler Robert Gleckler (January 11, 1887 – February 25, 1939) was an American film and stage actor who appeared in nearly 60 movies between 1927 until his death in 1939. He was cast for the role of Jonas Wilkerson, overseer of the slaves at Tara in ...

as Buck Gordon *

Helen Lowell Helen Lowell, born Helen Lowell Robb (1866–1937), was an American stage and film actress. Life Lowell was born in New York on June 2, 1866, to William and Mary Robb. In 1884, she debuted in the title role of Iolanthe at the Academy of Music in ...

as Mrs. Bancroft, Sr. *

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as Conly * Charles C. Wilson as Warden * Charles Richman as Attorney Bill Chase * Thomas E. Jackson as Doyle

References

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* 1936 films 1930s English-language films American drama films 1936 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Edwin L. Marin American black-and-white films Remakes of American films American films based on plays 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub