I Cheated the Law
I Cheated the Law is a 1949 American crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Richard G. Hubler.The film stars Tom Conway, Steve Brodie, Robert Osterloh, Barbara Billingsley, Russell Hicks and James Seay.[1][2][3] It received positive reviews from critics In court, criminal attorney John Campbell defends a man, Frank Bricolle, who is charged with murdering a night watchman in a fur warehouse during a robbery.Frank having saved his life during the war, John believes in him so much that both he and wife Ruth provide the defendant with an alibi, resulting in his acquittal.Frank later confesses to John how he did indeed commit the crime, aided by Joe Corsi and other accomplices.