

Buried Alive
1939, English. Directed by Victor Halperin.
Love finds its way... behind the gates of prison!
A prison trustee rescues a despondent executioner from a bar-room brawl, and is blamed for the fight by a tabloid reporter who actually started it, and loses parole, becomes embittered, and gets blamed for murder of guard.
- Runtime
- 1h 2m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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- Released
- 6 November 1939
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- George Bricker, William A. Ullman Jr.
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Buried Alive runs 62 minutes (1h 2m).
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Buried Alive is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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Buried Alive isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Buried Alive?
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Who directed Buried Alive?
Buried Alive (1939) was directed by Victor Halperin and stars Beverly Roberts, Robert Wilcox, Paul McVey.