race against time

death sentence

film noir

prison visit

gossip

courtroom

handgun

migrant worker

saved from hanging

sensationalism

false confession

murder trial

accused of murder

trial lawyer

murder by gunshot

moral panic

murder weapon

loyal wife

the lost evidence

convicted murderer

innocent man

crooked district attorney

defense lawyer

against the clock

home burglar

circumstantial evidence

ballistics

signed confession

innocent man imprisoned

ethical lawyer

disposing of evidence