A man is found guilty of murdering a woman by way of circumstantial evidence, and is executed. Afterwards, it is discovered that his supposed victim is not dead at all, but working as a prostitute in a Western city. Scenario was written for the screen by Maibelle Heikes Justice, who was an outspoken opponent of capital punishment.
True Grit
1969
7.3/10
Point Blank
1967
7.1/10
The Truth About Emanuel
2013
6.0/10
Hungry Hearts
2015
6.5/10
The Robe
1953
6.8/10
Sleep, My Love
1948
6.3/10
While the City Sleeps
1956
6.9/10
The Woman in the Window
1944
7.4/10
Time Without Pity
1957
6.5/10
Reality
2023
6.4/10
People Like Us
2012
6.8/10
Pitfall
1948
6.8/10
The Girl
2012
6.1/10
Eleanor the Great
2025
6.8/10
Yield to the Night
1956
6.9/10
12 Angry Men
1957
8.6/10
Won't Back Down
2012
6.2/10
The Proud Rebel
1958
6.0/10
Each Dawn I Die
1939
6.9/10
The Hill
2023
7.7/10
The World and His Wife
1920
9/10
