The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

74 mins | Drama, Crime | Jan. 11, 1940

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.

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

74 mins | Drama, Crime | Jan. 11, 1940

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
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.
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Directors David Burton
Writers Edward Ettinger, Lester Ziffren, Helen Logan, Robert Ellis

Cast

Lloyd Nolan

as Joe Monday

Jean Rogers

as Alice Stetson

Richard Clarke

as Steve Phillips

Onslow Stevens

as Frederick Keller

Eric Blore

as Horace Parker

Joan Valerie

as Miss Norton

Mae Marsh

as Mrs. Stetson

Paul Stanton

as Attorney Cluett

Douglas Wood

as Walker

Irving Bacon

as Paul Gillis

Lester Sharpe

as Henri Picot

Harlan Briggs

as Foreman in Jury

Elisabeth Risdon

as Jury Member

Renie Riano

as Lilly Wigham

Ernie Alexander

as Soldier

Stanley Andrews

as Colonel

Herbert Ashley

as Jailer

Hooper Atchley

as Finney's Lawyer

Stanley Blystone

as Police Announcer

Gary Breckner

as Announcer

Harry Burns

as Italian

John Butler

as John Finney

George Chandler

as First Clerk

Cliff Clark

as Ryan

Ruth Clifford

as Mrs. Finney

Chester Clute

as Pompous Man

Frank Dae

as Judge

Jean Del Val

as Jacques

Harry Denny

as Third Man

Abe Dinovitch

as Soldier

George Douglas

as Lieutenant

Jimmie Dundee

as Guard

Eddie Dunn

as Jim

Ralph Dunn

as Guard

Edward Earle

as Officer

John Eberts

as Peon

John Elliott

as Juror

Fern Emmett

as Housekeeper Annie

Edith Evanson

as Hannah

Gus Glassmire

as Juror

William Haade

as First American

Sherry Hall

as Court Clerk

Tom Hanlon

as Main Commentator

Harry Hayden

as Dan

Jean Houghton

as Mrs. Sawyer

Arthur Hoyt

as Little Man

Selmer Jackson

as James Sawyer

Edward Keane

as Warden

Robert Emmett Keane

as Ed Harvey

Fred Kelsey

as Bailiff

George Lynn

as Convict

George Magrill

as Policeman

George Melford

as Juror

Bert Moorhouse

as Officer

Mantan Moreland

as Robbins

Edmund Mortimer

as Second Man

Paddy O'Flynn

as Soldier

Pat O'Malley

as Laboratory Technician

Franklin Parker

as Reporter

Imboden Parrish

as Reporter

Charles Peck

as Boy

Arthur Rankin

as Fingerprinter

Cyril Ring

as Reporter

Hector V. Sarno

as Miguel

Edwin Stanley

as Officer

Charles Stevens

as Mexican

Paul Sutton

as Second American

Charles Tannen

as Reporter

Emmett Vogan

as Assistant to the District Attorney

Max Wagner

as Truck Driver

Fred Walburn

as Boy

George Walcott

as Second Clerk

Bruce Warren

as Assistant to the District Attorney