They Won't Forget
1937, English. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy.
...EXPLOSIVE HATE DRAMA OF THE FURY OF A LYNCH-MAD MOB!! ...A STORY YOU'LL NEVER FORGET!
A southern town is rocked by scandal when teenager Mary Clay is murdered on Confederate Decoration Day. Andrew Griffin, a small-time lawyer with political ambitions, sees the crime as his ticket to the Senate if he can find the right victim to finger for the crime. He sets out to convict Robert Hale, a transplanted northerner who was Mary's teacher at the business school where she was killed. Despite the fact that all the evidence against Hale is circumstantial, Griffin works with a ruthless reporter to create a media frenzy of prejudice and hate against the teacher.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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They Won't Forget is streaming on TCM in India.
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Cast & crew
- Mervyn LeRoyDirector
- Claude RainsDistrict Attorney Andrew J. Griffin
- Gloria DicksonSybil Hale
- Edward NorrisProfessor Robert Perry Hale
- Otto KrugerMichael Gleason
- Allyn JoslynBill Brock
- Lana TurnerMary Clay
- Linda PerryImogene Mayfield
- Elisha Cook Jr.Joe Turner
- Cy KendallDetective Laneart
- Clinton RosemondTump Redwine
- E. Alyn WarrenCarlisle P. Buxton
- Elisabeth RisdonMrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon)
Details
- Released
- 14 July 1937
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Aben Kandel, Robert Rossen
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They Won't Forget runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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They Won't Forget is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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They Won't Forget is streaming on TCM in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like They Won't Forget?
If you liked They Won't Forget, try Laura, The Deep End of the Ocean, Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery.
Who directed They Won't Forget?
They Won't Forget (1937) was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and stars Claude Rains, Gloria Dickson, Edward Norris.