Redgrave is a desperate alcoholic in the process of drying out when he discovers that his son, McCowen, is about to be executed for a crime he didn't commit. The police have enough evidence to damn McCowen ten times over, but still Redgrave isn't convinced of his boy's guilt. With only
24 hours to act, he carefully probes the evidence, which leads him to the site of the murder--the home of McKern, an automobile magnate. Redgrave learns that his son had been living there along with McKern's wife, Todd, a neurotic who loved McCowen. Eventually Redgrave is able to prove his son's
innocence in a confrontation with McKern. Having discovered that McKern is the real murde...
Released:
1957
Rated:
NR
Length:
88 mins