We Who Are About to Die

We Who Are About to Die is a 1937 American crime drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Preston Foster, Ann Dvorak, and John Beal. It was based on a book by David Lamson, who was tried four times for murdering his wife before being set free.

Plot
A man is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job, then wrongly arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed. A suspicious detective thinks he is innocent and works to save his life.

Cast

 * Preston Foster as Steven Mathews
 * Ann Dvorak as Miss Connie Stewart
 * John Beal as John E. 'Johnny' Thompson
 * Ray Mayer as Bright Boy Schultz
 * Gordon Jones as Slim Tolliver
 * Russell Hopton as 'Mac' MacAndrews
 * J. Carrol Naish as Nick Trotti
 * Paul Hurst as Tip Fuller
 * Frank Jenks as Clyde Beasley
 * John Wray as Jerry Daley
 * Frank M. Thomas as M.L. Carter
 * Barnett Parker as John Barkley
 * Willie Fung as Kwong
 * John Carroll as Joe Donahue
 * DeWitt Jennings as Mike Brannigan
 * Landers Stevens as Warden Lawton
 * John 'Skins' Miller as Macy
 * Howard Hickman as Prison Chaplain
 * Robert Emmett O'Connor as Detective.Mitchell

Production
Lamson was hired by producer Edward Small to work on the script.