Among the Living (1941)
A mentally unstable man, who has been kept in isolation for years, escapes and causes trouble for his identical twin brother.
Top billed cast
Albert DekkerJohn Raden / Paul Raden
Susan HaywardMillie Pickens
Harry CareyDr. Ben Saunders
Frances FarmerElaine Raden
Gordon JonesBill Oakley
Jean PhillipsPeggy Nolan
Ernest WhitmanPompey
Maude EburneMrs. Pickens
Frank M. ThomasSheriff
Harlan BriggsJudge
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