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Thou Shalt Not Kill

19391h 7mMovie

Rev. Chris Saunders becomes entangled in a moral and legal crisis when he hears a confession that could exonerate a young man wrongly convicted of murder.

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Cast

Charles BickfordRev. Chris Saunders
Owen Davis Jr.Allen Stevens
Doris DayMary Olsen
Paul GuilfoyleGordon Mavis
Granville BatesMr. Miller
Sheila BromleyJulie Mancini
George ChandlerJohnny
Charles MiddletonLars Olsen
Charles WaldronFather O'Reilly

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Director: John H. Auer
Writers: Robert Presnell Sr., George Carleton Brown
Release date: December 30, 1939
Runtime: 1h 7m
Original language: English
Studios: Republic Pictures

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Movies like Thou Shalt Not Kill

Killer Heat20243.8
I Still Believe20205.4
Fire with Fire19866.4
Stranger on the Third Floor19407.2
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between20224.8
Blue Story20197.7
Time Is Up20214.3
Not Easily Broken20094.7
The Secret: Dare to Dream20204.4
They Won't Believe Me19477.2
Convict20145.5
You Only Live Once19378.6

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