---
title: 'We Who Are About to Die (1937)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Christy Cabanne'
released: '1937-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 81
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/we-who-are-about-to-die-1937'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028484/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# We Who Are About to Die (1937)

1937 · 81 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

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, published while on death row, by David Lamson, who was tried four times for murdering his wife before being set free.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Christy Cabanne](https://cinepixo.com/people/christy-cabanne)
- **Screenplay:** [John Twist](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-twist)
- **Producer:** [Edward Small](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-small)
- **Editor:** [Arthur Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-roberts-2)

## Cast

- [Frank Jenks](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-jenks)
- [Willie Fung](https://cinepixo.com/people/willie-fung)
- [John Beal](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-beal)
- [Barnett Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/barnett-parker)
- [DeWitt Clarke Jennings](https://cinepixo.com/people/dewitt-clarke-jennings)
- [Gordon Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-jones)
- [John Carroll](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carroll)
- [J. Carrol Naish](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-carrol-naish)
- [Frank M. Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-m-thomas)
- [Robert Emmett O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-emmett-o-connor)
- [Russell Hopton](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-hopton)
- [Landers Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/landers-stevens)
- [Howard Hickman](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-hickman)
- [Preston Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/preston-foster)
- [Ann Dvorak](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-dvorak)

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