This Side of the Law
A drifter is bailed out of jail by a lawyer, who hires him to impersonate a millionaire until the man can be declared legally dead and the estate settled. However, the man soon finds out that things are not exactly how they seem.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Released
- 1950
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1950
Storyline
A drifter is bailed out of jail by a lawyer, who hires him to impersonate a millionaire until the man can be declared legally dead and the estate settled. However, the man soon finds out that things are not exactly how they seem.
Top credits
Viveca Lindfors — Evelyn Taylor
Kent Smith — David Cummins
Janis Paige — Nadine Taylor
Robert Douglas — Philip Cagle
Did you know
• Produced in October and November of 1948, but not released until June of 1950.
• The $50 bail crooked attorney Philip Cagle pays to spring vagrant David Cummins is equal to about $675 in 2025. The $500 Cummins turns down (for playing short-term impostor) is worth $6,750 in 2025. The $5,000 he bargains for is worth $67,500 in 2025. And the $3 million that Cagle is after is worth $40 million in 2025.
• Oddly, at the Taylors' ocean-front estate, Sans Souci, there are no servants.
User reviews
pretty good black & white thriller
I've seen this story before, but here it has a gender change.
A resentful brother, a seductive sister-in-law, a reluctant wife and a sinister lawyer...but the best character in this noir is Angel the dog!
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
