Guilty as Hell (1932)
Hidden hands ended her life! Whose were they?
Richard Arlen is the convicted murderer and Adrienne Ames his sister who believes in his innocence. We see the murder and the framing set-up at the beginning of the film, so there’s no mystery for the audience to solve. Just the pleasure of watching an intricate cat-and-mouse game, with the murderer one step ahead of his pursuers until the final, tense confrontation.
- Date of release
- 1932-08-05
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Director
- Erle C. Kenton
Casting
- Edmund Lowe — Russell Kirk
- Victor McLaglen — Detective Capt. T.R. McKinley
- Richard Arlen — Frank C. Marsh
- Adrienne Ames — Vera Marsh
- Henry Stephenson — Dr. Ernest S. Tindal
- Ralph Ince — Jack Reed
- Noel Francis — Julia Reed
- Elizabeth Patterson — Elvira Ward
- Arnold Lucy — Dr. Sully
- Willard Robertson — Police Sgt. Alcock
- Richard Tucker — District Attorney
- Fred Kelsey — Detective Duffy
Interesting facts
Guilty as Hell is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Erle C. Kenton and written by Arthur Kober and Frank Partos. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Victor McLaglen, Richard Arlen, Adrienne Ames, Henry Stephenson, Ralph Ince and Noel Francis. The film was released on August 5, 1932, by Paramount Pictures.
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