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Wives Under Suspicion   1938         N/R, 75 min. Genre: Drama Director: James Whale   Cast: Warren William, Gail Patrick, Constance Moore, Ralph Morgan, William Lundigan, Cecil Cunningham, Samuel S. Hinds, Jonathan Hale, Lillian Yarbo, Milburn Stone, J. Anthony Hughes, James Flavin, Minerva Urecal, Edwin Stanley   District Attorney Jim Stowell (Warren William) has earned his reputation as a ruthless man who believes that execution should be the only sentence for first-degree murderers. While prosecuting Professor Shaw McAllen (Ralph Morgan) who is accused of murdering his wife, Stowell realizes that events in his own married life with his wife Lucy (Gail Patrick) closely parallel those of McAllen and his murdered wife. Compassion takes over as Stowell reflects on the circumstances and reasons that the death penalty may not always be the correct sentence. Cast Warren William District Attorney Jim Stowell Gail Patrick Lucy Stowell Constance Moore Elizabeth Ralph Morgan Professor Shaw McAllen William Lundigan Phil Cecil Cunningham Sharpy Samuel S. Hinds David Marrow Jonathan Hale Dan Allison Lillian Yarbo Creola Milburn Stone Eddie Kirk J. Anthony Hughes Murphy James Flavin Jenks Minerva Urecal Lady in Courtroom Edwin Stanley Judge