An Act of Murder (1948)
A man kills his terminally ill wife to prevent her further suffering.
Top billed cast
Fredric MarchJudge Calvin Cooke
Edmond O'BrienDavid Douglas
Florence EldridgeCatherine Cooke
Geraldine BrooksEllie Cooke
Stanley RidgesDoctor Walter Morrison
John McIntireJudge Ogden
Will WrightJudge Jim Wilder
Virginia BrissacMrs. Russell
Clarence MuseMr. Pope
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