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70% Critic Match
I Cheated the Law
“A triple cross that almost became a triple murder!”
7.0 / 10• 1949• 1h 9m•NR• English
CrimeDrama
Storyline
An attorney learns he was duped into being his gangster murder client's alibi.
Cast & Crew
Tom Conway
John Campbell
Lead
Steve Brodie
Frank Bricolle
Robert Osterloh
Joe Corsi
Barbara Billingsley
Ruth Campbell
Russell Hicks
District Attorney Randolph
James Seay
Rodd Simpson
Chet Huntley
Himself, Chet Huntley
Tommy Noonan
Sad Sam Carney (as Tom Noonan)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Edward L. Cahn's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. I Cheated the Law is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
