The Chair

IMDb 7.5 1963 • 54 min • Documentary

Director

Robert Drew

Country

US

Plot Summary

Follows a crusading lawyer as he embarks on a campaign to save an African-American man, Paul Crump, from the electric chair. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2007.

Top Cast

Paul Crump
Paul Crump Self
James Lipscomb
James Lipscomb Narrator
Robert Drew
Robert Drew Correspondent
Gregory Shuker
Gregory Shuker Correspondent
John Macdonald
John Macdonald Correspondent

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