Bibliograph

Beyond a reasonable doubt, an RKO Radio Picture ; story and screenplay by Douglas Morrow ; produced by Bert Friedlob ; directed by Fritz Lang ; a Bert Friedlob Productions, Inc production ; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures

Type

Label

Beyond a reasonable doubt, an RKO Radio Picture ; story and screenplay by Douglas Morrow ; produced by Bert Friedlob ; directed by Fritz Lang ; a Bert Friedlob Productions, Inc production ; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

Beyond a reasonable doubt

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

720686998

Responsibility statement

an RKO Radio Picture ; story and screenplay by Douglas Morrow ; produced by Bert Friedlob ; directed by Fritz Lang ; a Bert Friedlob Productions, Inc production ; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures

Runtime

Series statement

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group archive collection

Summary

Crusading publisher Austin Spenser wants to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence. Spencer talks his prospective son-in-law Tom Garrett into participating in a hoax, the better to expose the alleged ineptitude of conviction-happy DA. Tom will plant clues indicating that he is the murderer of a nightclub dancer, then stand trial for murder; just as the jury reaches its inevitable guilty verdict, Spencer will step forth to reveal the set-up and humiliate the DA. Somewhat surprisingly, Tom eagerly agrees to this subterfuge. Unfortunately, an unforeseen event renders their perfectly formed scheme useless

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification