"Mercy or Murder? Can you condemn this man?" 05 December 1948 Drama, Crime 91 mins
A man kills his terminally ill wife to prevent her further suffering.
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Fredric March as Judge Calvin Cooke
Edmond O'Brien as David Douglas
Florence Eldridge as Catherine Cooke
Geraldine Brooks as Ellie Cooke
Stanley Ridges as Doctor Walter Morrison
John McIntire as Judge Ogden
Will Wright as Judge Jim Wilder
Virginia Brissac as Mrs. Russell
Clarence Muse as Mr. Pope
Michael Gordon Director
Ernst Lothar Novel
Michael Blankfort Screenplay
Robert Thoeren Screenplay
Jerry Bresler Producer
Daniele Amfitheatrof Music
Hal Mohr Director of Photography
Ralph Dawson Editor
Robert F. Boyle Art Direction
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