Below the Deadline (1936)
A DYNAMIC DRAMA OF THE DARK, LURKING SHADOWS JUST BEYOND THE BRILLANCE OF THE BROADWAY LIGHTS.
After a good-natured Irish cop is framed for a diamond robbery and murder and presumed dead in a train wreck, he gets plastic surgery and returns to expose the real killers.
Director: Charles Lamont
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Runtime: 64 min
Release Date: June 7, 1936
Cast
- Cecilia Parker - Molly Fitzgerald
- Russell Hopton - Terry Mulvaney
- Theodore von Eltz - Flash Ackroyd
- Thomas E. Jackson - Pearson
- Warner Richmond - Diamond Dutch
- John St. Polis - Mr. Abrams
- Kathryn Sheldon - Aunt Mary Tibbett
- Robert Homans - Police Captain Symonds
- Jack Gardner - Henchman Spike
- Al Thompson - Sparring Partner Al
Screenplay
- Ewart Adamson (Screenplay)
Editing: Roland D. Reed
Production: Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corporation
Country: United States of America
Original Language: en
Themes
Impossible Murder in a Locked Room, Escape from the Poverty Trap and Ambition, Murder Investigation and Whodunit, Intriguing Murder Mysteries, Police Brutality, Justice, and Protest
Keywords
escape, police, plastic surgery, train crash, murder, false accusations, disguise, diamond heist, presumed dead, insurance investigator, frame up, jewel thieves
More Films by Director: Charles Lamont
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Below the Deadline about?
- After a good-natured Irish cop is framed for a diamond robbery and murder and presumed dead in a train wreck, he gets plastic surgery and returns to expose the real killers.
- Who directed Below the Deadline?
- Below the Deadline was directed by Charles Lamont.
- Who stars in Below the Deadline?
- Below the Deadline stars Cecilia Parker, Russell Hopton, Theodore von Eltz, Thomas E. Jackson, Warner Richmond, John St. Polis.
- How long is Below the Deadline?
- Below the Deadline has a runtime of 1h 4m (64 minutes).
- What genre is Below the Deadline?
- Below the Deadline is a Crime, Drama, Mystery film.
- Where was Below the Deadline produced?
- Below the Deadline was produced in United States of America.
- What are the themes of Below the Deadline?
- The themes of Below the Deadline include: Impossible Murder in a Locked Room, Escape from the Poverty Trap and Ambition, Murder Investigation and Whodunit, Intriguing Murder Mysteries, Police Brutality, Justice, and Protest.