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The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

WHO is the man without a past?... WHAT secret sealed his lips?
1940 | 74m | English

(98 votes)

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Popularity: 1.0 (history)

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A man involved in a crime (Nolan) kills his key witness by mistake and resigns himself to death. He changes his name so as not to harm his family. The law is not content with his explanation, however.
Release Date: Jan 11, 1940
Director: David Burton
Writer: Edward Ettinger, Helen Logan, Lester Ziffren, Robert Ellis
Genres: Drama, Crime
Keywords witness, mute
Production Companies 20th Century Fox
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Aug 10, 2025
Entered: Apr 30, 2024
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Name Character
Lloyd Nolan Joe Monday
Jean Rogers Alice Stetson
Richard Clarke Steve Phillips
Onslow Stevens Frederick Keller
Eric Blore Horace Parker
Joan Valerie Miss Norton
Mae Marsh Mrs. Stetson
Paul Stanton Attorney Cluett
Douglas Wood Walker
Irving Bacon Paul Gillis
Lester Sharpe Henri Picot
Harlan Briggs Foreman in Jury
Elisabeth Risdon Jury Member
Renie Riano Lilly Wigham
Ernie Alexander Soldier
Stanley Andrews Colonel
Herbert Ashley Jailer
Hooper Atchley Finney's Lawyer
Marie Blake
Stanley Blystone Police Announcer
Gary Breckner Announcer
Harry Burns Italian
John Butler John Finney
George Chandler First Clerk
Cliff Clark Ryan
Ruth Clifford Mrs. Finney
Chester Clute Pompous Man
Frank Dae Judge
Jean Del Val Jacques
Harry Denny Third Man
Abe Dinovitch Soldier
George Douglas Lieutenant
Jimmie Dundee Guard
Eddie Dunn Jim
Ralph Dunn Guard
Edward Earle Officer
John Eberts Peon
John Elliott Juror
Fern Emmett Housekeeper Annie
Edith Evanson Hannah
Don Forbes
Gus Glassmire Juror
William Haade First American
Sherry Hall Court Clerk
Tom Hanlon Main Commentator
Harry Hayden Dan
John Hiestand
Jean Houghton Mrs. Sawyer
Arthur Hoyt Little Man
Selmer Jackson James Sawyer
Edward Keane Warden
Robert Emmett Keane Ed Harvey
Fred Kelsey Bailiff
George Lynn Convict
George Magrill Policeman
George Melford Juror
Bert Moorhouse Officer
Mantan Moreland Robbins
Edmund Mortimer Second Man
Paddy O'Flynn Soldier
Pat O'Malley Laboratory Technician
Franklin Parker Reporter
Imboden Parrish Reporter
Charles Peck Boy
Arthur Rankin Fingerprinter
Cyril Ring Reporter
Leona Roberts
Hector V. Sarno Miguel
Walter Soderling
Edwin Stanley Officer
Charles Stevens Mexican
Paul Sutton Second American
Charles Tannen Reporter
Charles Trowbridge Judge
Emmett Vogan Assistant to the District Attorney
Max Wagner Truck Driver
Fred Walburn Boy
George Walcott Second Clerk
Bruce Warren Assistant to the District Attorney
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