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Buried Alive (1939)74 minDrama, ThrillerRating 47/100

A prison trustee rescues a despondent executioner from a bar-room brawl, and is then blamed for the fight by a tabloid reporter who actually started it. He loses his chance for parole, and gets blamed for the murder of a guard.

Cast: Beverly Roberts, Robert Wilcox, Paul McVey, Ted Osborne, George Pembroke, Stephen Chase, George Lynn

Director: Victor Halperin