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The Man Who Cried Wolf
“The story that made new crime history in the country's police annals!”
7.0 / 10• 1937• 1h 8m•NR• English
CrimeDrama
Storyline
An actor plots "the perfect crime" by confessing to murders he didn't commit.
Cast & Crew
Lewis Stone
Lawrence Fontaine
Lead
Barbara Read
Nan
Tom Brown
Tommy Bradley
Marjorie Main
Amelia Bradley
Jameson Thomas
George Bradley
Forrester Harvey
Jacko
Robert Gleckler
Capt. Walter Reid
Billy Wayne
Halligan
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lewis R. Foster's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Man Who Cried Wolf is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
