All 12 jury members who sent an innocent man to the gallows are gathered together for a demonstration of how convictions can be made on circumstantial evidence. During the proceedings, a phony murder is quickly revealed as the real thing.
Writing
Meta premise: a fake trial becomes real murder. Delicious.
Acting
Hale Hamilton's attorney smarms through the guilt like it's cologne.
Director
Richard Thorpe
John Darrow
Jimmy Allen - the Auto Salesman
Gloria Shea
Helen Mason - the Secretary
Hale Hamilton
J.E.Burton - the Attorney
Wilfred Lucas
John Davis
J. Frank Glendon
Robert Crandall - the Butler
Michael Visaroff
Edwards - the Caretaker
Jack Pennick
The Plumber
Jerry Mandy
Tony Scabolotto - the Barber
Lew Kelly
Smith - the Insurance Agent
Jane Keckley
Mrs. Reed - the Seamstress
Mary Foy
Mrs. Jones - the Housekeeper
Frank LaRue
Kelly
Stanley Blystone
Al Burke
Walter Brennan
The Radio Repairman
Gordon De Main
First Detective
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 1933 'jury of your peers' thriller arrived during Hollywood's brief pre-Code window when filmmakers could actually explore institutional corruption without moral sanitizing.
Director Richard Thorpe later became MGM's reliable 'one-take' workhorse, famously shooting entire scenes without cuts—including Judy Garland's 'Do It for Daddy' number in Presenting Lily Mars.
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