Lady in the Death House

Lady in the Death House
Lady in the Death House
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Steve Sekely
Screenplay by	Harry O. Hoyt
Based on	story by
Produced by	(associate producer); Jack Schwarz (producer)
Starring	Jean Parker; Lionel Atwill
Cinematography	Gus Peterson
Edited by
Music by
Distributed by	Producers Releasing Corporation
Release date	March 15, 1944;
Running time	56 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Lady in the Death House is a 1944 American film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Jean Parker and Lionel Atwill.

Plot[]

Mary Kirk Logan is led from her cell to the electric chair, to be "killed by the hand of the man I love."

A psychologist and criminologist, Charles Finch, tells her story. They first meet in a bar when Mary's dress catches fire. Dr. Bradford, having drinks with Finch, helps extinguish the fire. He takes Mary home and they fall in love.

Bradford is a scientist who hopes to develop a way to revive dead tissue. He works as an executioner for the state. Mary won't marry him unless he quits this profession.

A blackmailer is killed in Mary's apartment and she is arrested and tried. Her teenaged sister Suzy is the key to the case. Finch gets her to identify the real killer, but a race against time begins to find the governor so he can stop the execution. Bradford holds off the warden and guards until Finch can save the day.

Cast[]

Jean Parker as Mary Kirk Logan
Lionel Atwill as Charles Finch
Douglas Fowley as Dr. Dwight 'Brad' Bradford
Marcia Mae Jones as Suzy Kirk Logan
Robert Middlemass as State's Attorney
Cy Kendall as Detective
John Maxwell as Robert Snell
George Irving as Gregory
Forrest Taylor as Warden
Sam Flint as Governor Harrison
Dick Curtis as Willis Millen

External links[]

Lady in the Death House at IMDb
Lady in the Death House is available for free download at the Internet Archive

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