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| director = [[John H. Auer]]
| director = [[John H. Auer]]
| producer = John H. Auer
| producer = John H. Auer
| screenplay = [[Gordon Kahn]]<br>Alex Gottlieb
| screenplay = [[Gordon Kahn]]<br>'''additional dialogue'''<br>Alex Gottlieb
| starring = [[Robert Cummings]]<br>[[Helen Mack]]<br>[[Lyle Talbot]]<br>[[Thomas Beck (actor)|Thomas Beck]]<br>[[Gordon Jones (actor)|Gordon Jones]]<br>[[Robert Paige]]
| starring = [[Robert Cummings]]<br>[[Helen Mack]]<br>[[Lyle Talbot]]<br>[[Thomas Beck (actor)|Thomas Beck]]<br>[[Gordon Jones (actor)|Gordon Jones]]<br>[[Robert Paige]]
| music = [[Cy Feuer]]<br>[[William Lava]]
| music = [[Cy Feuer]]<br>[[William Lava]]
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| studio = [[Republic Pictures]]
| studio = [[Republic Pictures]]
| distributor = Republic Pictures
| distributor = Republic Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1938|10|29}}
| released = 4 January 1939 (New York)
| runtime = 63 minutes
| runtime = 63 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
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'''''I Stand Accused''''' is a 1938 American [[drama film]] directed by [[John H. Auer]] and written by [[Gordon Kahn]] and Alex Gottlieb. The film stars [[Robert Cummings]], [[Helen Mack]], [[Lyle Talbot]], [[Thomas Beck (actor)|Thomas Beck]], [[Gordon Jones (actor)|Gordon Jones]] and [[Robert Paige]]. The film was released on October 29, 1938, by [[Republic Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/78870/I-Stand-Accused/ |title=I Stand Accused (1938) - Overview |publisher=TCM.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Nugent |first=Frank S. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9805E3D7133FE23ABC4D53DFB7668382629EDE |title=Movie Review - I Stand Accused - THE SCREEN; Mr. Goodman's Public Goes 'Ga-Ga' and Breaks Up the Showing of 'Zaza' at the Paramount Theatre |publisher=NYTimes.com |date=1939-01-05 |accessdate=2015-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=7557 |title=I Stand Accused |publisher=Afi.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-31}}</ref>
'''''I Stand Accused''''' is a 1938 American [[drama film]] directed by [[John H. Auer]] and written by [[Gordon Kahn]] and Alex Gottlieb. The film stars [[Robert Cummings]], [[Helen Mack]], [[Lyle Talbot]], [[Thomas Beck (actor)|Thomas Beck]], [[Gordon Jones (actor)|Gordon Jones]] and [[Robert Paige]]. The film was released by [[Republic Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Nugent |first=Frank S. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9805E3D7133FE23ABC4D53DFB7668382629EDE |title=Movie Review - I Stand Accused - THE SCREEN; Mr. Goodman's Public Goes 'Ga-Ga' and Breaks Up the Showing of 'Zaza' at the Paramount Theatre |publisher=NYTimes.com |date=1939-01-05 |accessdate=2015-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=7557 |title=I Stand Accused |publisher=Afi.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-31}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Two boyhood friends, Fred and Paul, become lawyers. Fred goes to work for criminals while Paul remains honest.<ref>I Stand Accused
{{no plot|date=November 2018}}
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 6, Iss. 61, (Jan 1, 1939): 18. </ref>

==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Robert Cummings]] as Frederick A. Davis
*[[Robert Cummings]] as Frederick A. Davis
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*Harry Stubbs as Mr. Moss
*Harry Stubbs as Mr. Moss
*Robert Strange as Francis X. Ryan
*Robert Strange as Francis X. Ryan
==Production==
it was based on the career of lawyer [[Dixie Davis]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/variety132-1938-11/page/n14?q=%22i+stand+accused%22+republic|magazine=Variety|title=I Stand Accused|date=2 November 1938|page=15}}</ref>

Robert Cummings had been dropped by Paramount Studios in September 1938 and found himself in less demand as an actor. "I was poison," he later said. "Not an agent would look at me." But he managed to get cast in the lead of this film.<ref name="post"/> His casting was announced in September 1938.<ref>SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD New York Times 10 Sep 1938: 20.</ref>
==Reception==
Cummings said the film was "a fluke hit. So at least I could get inside the casting agents again." <ref name="post">By Frederick C Othman United Press, Hollywood Correspondent. (1939, Mar 29). Prize faker finally lands regular job. ''The Washington Post''</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0030258|I Stand Accused}}
* {{IMDb title|0030258|I Stand Accused}}
*<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/78870/I-Stand-Accused/ |title=I Stand Accused (1938) - Overview |publisher=TCM.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-31}}</ref>

*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b72f77b63 I Stand Accused] at BFI
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[[Category:1938 films]]
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[[Category:American films]]

Revision as of 20:22, 31 August 2019

For the 1948 film also called I Stand Accused, see An Act of Murder. For the 1964 song, see Jerry Butler. For the 1965 song, see The Merseybeats.
I Stand Accused
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn H. Auer
Screenplay byGordon Kahn
additional dialogue
Alex Gottlieb
Produced byJohn H. Auer
StarringRobert Cummings
Helen Mack
Lyle Talbot
Thomas Beck
Gordon Jones
Robert Paige
CinematographyJack A. Marta
Edited byErnest J. Nims
Music byCy Feuer
William Lava
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
4 January 1939 (New York)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

I Stand Accused is a 1938 American drama film directed by John H. Auer and written by Gordon Kahn and Alex Gottlieb. The film stars Robert Cummings, Helen Mack, Lyle Talbot, Thomas Beck, Gordon Jones and Robert Paige. The film was released by Republic Pictures.[1][2]

Plot

Two boyhood friends, Fred and Paul, become lawyers. Fred goes to work for criminals while Paul remains honest.[3]

Cast

Production

it was based on the career of lawyer Dixie Davis.[4]

Robert Cummings had been dropped by Paramount Studios in September 1938 and found himself in less demand as an actor. "I was poison," he later said. "Not an agent would look at me." But he managed to get cast in the lead of this film.[5] His casting was announced in September 1938.[6]

Reception

Cummings said the film was "a fluke hit. So at least I could get inside the casting agents again." [5]

References

  1. ^ Nugent, Frank S. (1939-01-05). "Movie Review - I Stand Accused - THE SCREEN; Mr. Goodman's Public Goes 'Ga-Ga' and Breaks Up the Showing of 'Zaza' at the Paramount Theatre". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  2. ^ "I Stand Accused". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  3. ^ I Stand Accused Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 6, Iss. 61, (Jan 1, 1939): 18.
  4. ^ "I Stand Accused". Variety. 2 November 1938. p. 15.
  5. ^ a b By Frederick C Othman United Press, Hollywood Correspondent. (1939, Mar 29). Prize faker finally lands regular job. The Washington Post
  6. ^ SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD New York Times 10 Sep 1938: 20.


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  1. ^ "I Stand Accused (1938) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
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