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A covenant with death, Warner Bros. Pictures ; executive producer, William Conrad ; director, Lamont Johnson

Label
A covenant with death, Warner Bros. Pictures ; executive producer, William Conrad ; director, Lamont Johnson
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
A covenant with death
Medium
videorecording DVD
Responsibility statement
Warner Bros. Pictures ; executive producer, William Conrad ; director, Lamont Johnson
Runtime
98
Series statement
Warner ArchiveWarner ArchivesArchive collectionWarner archive collection
Summary
"In the Southwest in the 1920's, a young woman is found strangled in her bedroom. Her husband, Bryan Talbot, the town libertine, is found drunk and incoherent. He is arrested and subsequently convicted of murder by circumstantial evidence stemming from his frequent violent outbursts on the promiscuous conduct of his wife. Judge Hochstadter leaves on a fishing trip, thereby placing a younger judge, Ben Morealis Lewis, in charge of Talbot's hanging...
Target audience
adult