Movie
We Who Are About to Die
Released: January 8, 1937 (1937)
Runtime: 81 minutes
Genres: Drama, Crime
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- John Wray as Jerry Daley
Age at release: 49
- Paul Hurst as Tip Fuller
Age at release: 48
- J. Carrol Naish as Nick Trotti
Age at release: 40
- Preston Foster as Steven Mathews
Age at release: 36
- Russell Hopton as MacAndrews
Age at release: 36
- Ray Mayer as Bright Boy Schultz
Age at release: 35
- Frank Jenks as Clyde Beasley
Age at release: 34
- John Beal as John Thompson
Age at release: 27
- Ann Dvorak as Connie Stewart
Age at release: 25
- Gordon Jones as Slim Tolliver
Age at release: 25
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- William Burress as Charlie Gaunt (uncredited)
Age at release: 69
- DeWitt Jennings as Mike Brannigan
Age at release: 65
- Landers Stevens as Warden Lawton
Age at release: 59
- Oscar Apfel as Mr. Armitage (uncredited)
Age at release: 58
- Howard Hickman as Prison Chaplain
Age at release: 56
- Wallis Clark as Dr. Hedges (uncredited)
Age at release: 54
- Robert Emmett O'Connor as Detective Mitchell
Age at release: 51
- Barnett Parker as John Barkley
Age at release: 50
- William Bailey as Policeman Passenger (uncredited)
Age at release: 50
- Harry Bowen as Agitated Citizen in Mob (uncredited)
Age at release: 48
- Frank M. Thomas as M.L. Carter
Age at release: 47
- Ed Brady as Worker Throwing Stone (uncredited)
Age at release: 47
- John 'Skins' Miller as Macy
Age at release: 46
- Stanley Blystone as Plainclothesman with Rifle (uncredited)
Age at release: 42
- Eddy Chandler as Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
Age at release: 42
- Willie Fung as Kwong
Age at release: 40
- John Carroll as Joe Donahue
Age at release: 30
- Ralph Byrd as Police Lab Technician (uncredited)
Age at release: 27
- Willie Best as Airport Porter (uncredited)
Age at release: 23
- Sonny Bupp as Hit-and-Run Victim (uncredited)
Age at release: 8