The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
6.6
“WHO is the man without a past?... WHAT secret sealed his lips?”
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.
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Lloyd Nolan
Joe Monday
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Jean Rogers
Alice Stetson
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Richard Clarke
Steve Phillips
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Onslow Stevens
Frederick Keller
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Eric Blore
Horace Parker
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Joan Valerie
Miss Norton
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Mae Marsh
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Paul Stanton
Attorney Cluett
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Douglas Wood
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Irving Bacon
Paul Gillis
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Lester Sharpe
Henri Picot
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Harlan Briggs
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David Burton Director · Robert Ellis Writer Helen Logan Writer
United States release January 11, 1940 · Produced in United States · Production 20th Century Studios
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20th Century Fox
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20th Century Studios
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 11, 1940
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
January 23, 1940 · Theatrical
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