''One Is Guilty'' is a 1934 American
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mystery
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crime film
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directed by
Lambert Hillyer
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and starring
Ralph Bellamy
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,
Shirley Grey
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and
Rita La Roy
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. It is the second in a series of four films featuring Bellamy as
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Steve Trent following ''
Before Midnight
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''.
[Backer p.197] Two further films ''
The Crime of Helen Stanley'' and ''
Girl in Danger
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'' were released later in the year.
Synopsis
The body of a champion
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is found in an apartment complex. Various suspects appear to have had the opportunity and the motive to kill the fighter.
Cast
*
Ralph Bellamy
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as Police Inspector Steve Trent
*
Shirley Grey
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Born in Naugatuck, Connecticut, Grey was the daughter of E. A Zetterstr ...
as Sally Grey
*
Warren Hymer
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as 'Knock-Out' Walters
*
Rita La Roy
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La Roy appeared in over 50 films, the best k ...
as Lola Deveroux
*
J. Carrol Naish
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as Jack Allen
*
Wheeler Oakman
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as Toledo Eddie Marchetti
*
Ruth Abbott as Miss Mabel Kane
*
Willard Robertson
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as Wells Deveroux
*
Ralph Remley
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as 'Pop' Daley
*
Vincent Sherman
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as William Malcolm
*
Harry Todd
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He appeared in nearly 400 films between 1909 and 1935. On Broadway, Todd was a member of the ensemble in '' The American Way'' (1939).
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as Danny O'Keefe
*
Sam Flint
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Flint appeared in more than 230 films, often as a "judge, lawyer, military officer, senator, sheriff, chief of police, or doctor."
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as Coroner
References
Bibliography
* Backer, Ron. ''Mystery Movie Series of 1930s Hollywood''. McFarland, 2012.
External links
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1934 films
1934 crime films
1934 mystery films
American crime films
American mystery films
Films directed by Lambert Hillyer
American black-and-white films
Columbia Pictures films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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