The Last Mile (1932)
The Season's Dramatic Thunderbolt! From the Play that Rocked the Nation!
Richard Walters is condemned to death for a murder he claims not to have committed. He arrives on death row just before a brutal inmate leads the other convicts in a violent uprising. Walters gets caught up in the riot, while on the outside his friends are trying to find evidence of his innocence.
- Date of release
- 1932-08-17
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (15)
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Samuel Bischoff
Casting
- Preston Foster — John 'Killer' Mears, Cell 4
- Howard Phillips — Richard 'Dick' Walters, Cell 5
- George E. Stone — Joe Berg, Cell 1
- Noel Madison — D'Amoro, Cell 6
- Alan Roscoe — Kirby... Cell 7 (as Allan Roscoe)
- Paul Fix — Eddie Werner... Cell 8
- Alec B. Francis — Father O'Connor
- Albert J. Smith — Drake, Guard
- Al Hill — Fred Mayer... Cell 3
- Daniel L. Haynes — Sonny Jackson... Cell 2
- Edward Van Sloan — Rabbi
- Louise Carter — Mrs. Walters
Interesting facts
The Last Mile is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Samuel Bischoff and starring Preston Foster. The picture is based on John Wexley's 1930 Broadway play, The Last Mile. Actor Howard Phillips appeared in both the play and the film but in different roles. In 1959, the play was adapted a second time into a film of the same name starring Mickey Rooney.
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