Accused (1936)
Directed by Thornton Freeland
Genres - Mystery, Drama, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Crime Thriller |
Release Date - Apr 1, 1936 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 83 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Accused is a British melodrama starring American actor (and confirmed Anglophile) Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Somewhat incongruously cast as an Apache dancer, Fairbanks and his dance partner/wife Dolores Del Rio headline a Paris musical. Fairbanks becomes the unwilling target for the attentions of performer Florence Desmond (the famed British impressionist, here playing a hateful adventuress). Desmond is later murdered with the dagger used by Fairbanks and his wife in their act, and Dolores is accused of the crime. A florid court trial unmasks the real killer. Zoe Akins, a prominent playwright of the 1920s whose once-celebrated works seem somewhat childish today, was one of the scenarists of Accused.
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accusation, death, false-accusation, half-breed, killing, love, love-triangle, marriage, murder, Native-American, rejection, sheriff, spurned, violence, dance [art], stars [celebrities], wife
