We Who Are About to Die Cast and Crew

We Who Are About to Die

Plot: John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed

Release Date: Friday, January 8 1937
88 years ago

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Cast

Preston Foster. Preston Foster was 36 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Steven Mathews'.

Birthday: Wed, Aug 22 1900 –
Died: Tue, Jul 14 1970

Ann Dvorak. Ann Dvorak was 25 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Connie Stewart'.

Birthday: Wed, Aug 02 1911 –
Died: Mon, Dec 10 1979

John Beal. John Beal was 27 in We Who Are About to Die as 'John Thompson'.

Birthday: Sat, Aug 14 1909 –
Died: Sat, Apr 26 1997

Ray Mayer. Ray Mayer was 35 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Bright Boy Schultz'.

Birthday: Wed, Apr 24 1901 –
Died: Mon, Nov 22 1948

Gordon Jones. Gordon Jones was 25 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Slim Tolliver'.

Birthday: Wed, Apr 05 1911 –
Died: Thu, Jun 20 1963

Russell Hopton. Russell Hopton was 36 in We Who Are About to Die as 'MacAndrews'.

Birthday: Sat, Feb 17 1900 –
Died: Sat, Apr 07 1945

J. Carrol Naish. J. Carrol Naish was 40 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Nick Trotti'.

Birthday: Mon, Jan 20 1896 –
Died: Wed, Jan 24 1973

Paul Hurst. Paul Hurst was 48 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Tip Fuller'.

Birthday: Sun, Oct 14 1888 –
Died: Fri, Feb 27 1953

Frank Jenks. Frank Jenks was 34 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Clyde Beasley'.

Birthday: Tue, Nov 04 1902 –
Died: Sun, May 13 1962

John Wray. John Wray was 49 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Jerry Daley'.

Birthday: Sat, Feb 12 1887 –
Died: Fri, Apr 05 1940

Frank M. Thomas. Frank M. Thomas was 47 in We Who Are About to Die as 'M.L. Carter'.

Birthday: Fri, Jul 12 1889 –
Died: Sat, Nov 25 1989

Barnett Parker. Barnett Parker was 50 in We Who Are About to Die as 'John Barkley'.

Birthday: Fri, Sep 10 1886 –
Died: Tue, Aug 05 1941

Willie Fung. Willie Fung was 40 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Kwong'.

Birthday: Mon, Mar 02 1896 –
Died: Mon, Apr 16 1945

John Carroll. John Carroll was 30 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Joe Donahue'.

Birthday: Tue, Jul 17 1906 –
Died: Tue, Apr 24 1979

DeWitt Jennings. DeWitt Jennings was 65 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Mike Brannigan'.

Birthday: Wed, Jun 21 1871 –
Died: Mon, Mar 01 1937

Landers Stevens. Landers Stevens was 59 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Warden Lawton'.

Birthday: Sat, Feb 17 1877 –
Died: Thu, Dec 19 1940

John 'Skins' Miller. John 'Skins' Miller was 46 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Macy'.

Birthday: Thu, Nov 06 1890 –
Died: Sun, Jul 15 1956

Howard Hickman. Howard Hickman was 56 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Prison Chaplain'.

Birthday: Mon, Feb 09 1880 –
Died: Sat, Dec 31 1949

Robert Emmett O'Connor. Robert Emmett O'Connor was 51 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Detective Mitchell'.

Birthday: Wed, Mar 18 1885 –
Died: Tue, Sep 04 1962

Oscar Apfel. Oscar Apfel was 58 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Mr. Armitage (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Jan 16 1878 –
Died: Mon, Mar 21 1938

William Bailey. William Bailey was 50 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Policeman Passenger (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Sep 25 1886 –
Died: Thu, Nov 08 1962

Willie Best. Willie Best was 23 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Airport Porter (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, May 27 1913 –
Died: Tue, Nov 27 1962

Stanley Blystone. Stanley Blystone was 42 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Plainclothesman with Rifle (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Aug 01 1894 –
Died: Mon, Jul 16 1956

Harry Bowen. Harry Bowen was 48 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Agitated Citizen in Mob (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Oct 04 1888 –
Died: Fri, Dec 05 1941

Ed Brady. Ed Brady was 47 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Worker Throwing Stone (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Dec 05 1889 –
Died: Tue, Mar 31 1942

Sonny Bupp. Sonny Bupp was 8 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Hit-and-Run Victim (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Jan 10 1928 –
Died: Thu, Nov 01 2007

William Burress. William Burress was 69 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Charlie Gaunt (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Aug 19 1867 –
Died: Sat, Oct 30 1948

Ralph Byrd. Ralph Byrd was 27 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Police Lab Technician (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Apr 22 1909 –
Died: Mon, Aug 18 1952

Eddy Chandler. Eddy Chandler was 42 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Mar 10 1894 –
Died: Tue, Mar 23 1948

Wallis Clark. Wallis Clark was 54 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Dr. Hedges (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Mar 01 1882 –
Died: Tue, Feb 14 1961

Frank Fanning. Frank Fanning was >> in We Who Are About to Die as 'Guard in Visitor's Room (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Jim Farley. Jim Farley was 55 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Police Officer Johnson (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 08 1882 –
Died: Sun, Oct 12 1947

Jerry Fletcher. Jerry Fletcher was 35 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Reporter (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Jan 01 1902 –
Died: Fri, Dec 21 1984

Eddie Hart. Eddie Hart was 46 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Police Driver (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Aug 15 1890

Dell Henderson. Dell Henderson was 59 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Blake's Associate (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Jul 04 1877 –
Died: Sun, Dec 02 1956

Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian. Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian was 40 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Convict (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Jan 18 1896 –
Died: Sun, Dec 13 1953

Al Herman. Al Herman was 49 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Reporter (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Feb 21 1887 –
Died: Sun, Sep 28 1958

Russell Hicks. Russell Hicks was 41 in We Who Are About to Die as 'District Attorney Knight (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Jun 03 1895 –
Died: Sat, Jun 01 1957

Arthur Hoyt. Arthur Hoyt was 62 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Governor's Secretary (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Mar 18 1874 –
Died: Sun, Jan 04 1953

Edward Keane. Edward Keane was 52 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Ed Stanley (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, May 28 1884 –
Died: Mon, Oct 12 1959

Donald Kerr. Donald Kerr was 45 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Agitated Citizen at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Aug 04 1891 –
Died: Tue, Jan 25 1977

Edward LeSaint. Edward LeSaint was 66 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Judge (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Dec 13 1870 –
Died: Tue, Sep 10 1940

Wilfred Lucas. Wilfred Lucas was 65 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Prison Yard Captain (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 29 1871 –
Died: Fri, Dec 13 1940

Frank Marlowe. Frank Marlowe was 32 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Prison Lab Technician (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Jan 20 1904 –
Died: Mon, Mar 30 1964

Tom McGuire. Tom McGuire was 63 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Death-Row Captain Harris (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Aug 31 1873 –
Died: Thu, May 06 1954

Bruce Mitchell. Bruce Mitchell was 56 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Prison Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Nov 15 1880 –
Died: Fri, Sep 26 1952

Philip Morris. Philip Morris was 43 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Guard Escorting Kwong to Gallows (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Jan 20 1893 –
Died: Sun, Dec 18 1949

Jack Perry. Jack Perry was 41 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Convict Making Noise with Cup (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Mar 07 1895 –
Died: Thu, Oct 07 1971

George H. Reed. George H. Reed was 70 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Black Convict (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Nov 26 1866 –
Died: Thu, Nov 06 1952

Larry Steers. Larry Steers was 48 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Man in District Attorney's Office (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Feb 14 1888 –
Died: Thu, Feb 15 1951

Charles Sullivan. Charles Sullivan was 37 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Cell Block E Convict (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Apr 24 1899 –
Died: Sun, Jun 25 1972

Richard Tucker. Richard Tucker was 52 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Defense Attorney (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Jun 03 1884 –
Died: Sat, Dec 05 1942

Monte Vandergrift. Monte Vandergrift was >> in We Who Are About to Die as 'Plainclothesman Finding Gun (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Sailor Vincent. Sailor Vincent was 35 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Convict (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Oct 24 1901 –
Died: Tue, Jul 12 1966

Emmett Vogan. Emmett Vogan was 43 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Prison Lieutenant (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Sep 27 1893 –
Died: Thu, Nov 13 1969

Max Wagner. Max Wagner was 35 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Cell Block E Convict (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Nov 28 1901 –
Died: Sun, Nov 16 1975

Ethel Wales. Ethel Wales was 58 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Travel Bureau Customer (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Apr 04 1878 –
Died: Fri, Feb 15 1952

Walter Walker. Walter Walker was 72 in We Who Are About to Die as 'The Governor (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Mar 13 1864 –
Died: Thu, Dec 04 1947

Bryant Washburn. Bryant Washburn was 47 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Martin Blake (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Apr 27 1889 –
Died: Tue, Apr 30 1963

Crew

Christy Cabanne. Christy Cabanne was 48 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Director'

Birthday: Sun, Apr 15 1888 –
Died: Sun, Oct 15 1950

Feild M. Gray. Feild M. Gray was >> in We Who Are About to Die as 'Assistant Art Director'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

John Twist. John Twist was 38 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Screenplay'

Birthday: Thu, Jul 14 1898 –
Died: Wed, Feb 11 1976

Edward Small. Edward Small was 45 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Producer'

Birthday: Sun, Feb 01 1891 –
Died: Tue, Jan 25 1977

Arthur Roberts. Arthur Roberts was 46 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Editor'

Birthday: Thu, Jul 17 1890 –
Died: Sun, Feb 05 1961

Robert H. Planck. Robert H. Planck was 34 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Cinematography'

Birthday: Tue, Aug 19 1902 –
Died: Sun, Oct 31 1971

Van Nest Polglase. Van Nest Polglase was 38 in We Who Are About to Die as 'Art Direction'

Birthday: Thu, Aug 25 1898 –
Died: Fri, Dec 20 1968

David Lamson. David Lamson was >> in We Who Are About to Die as 'Novel'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Denzil A. Cutler. Denzil A. Cutler was >> in We Who Are About to Die as 'Sound Recordist'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday