Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

Console best movie i've ever seen.

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Isbel A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

kapelusznik18 ***SPOILERS*** While on his way to be executed for murder the tight lipped convicted murderer Nick Ross, Ralf Harolde,finally opens up his big mouth and goes on talking endlessly in how he was railroaded by his un-named boss into the electric chair and now he's going to tell the whole world who that man is! It's then that Ross suddenly goes into cardiac arrest and drops dead in front the some dozen hand picked witnesses who are there to withes his execution.Assistant D.A Roger Phillips, Ricardo Cortez, who prosecuted the case and was one of those who witness Ross' unexpected demise, with a poison dart shot in his neck, and is determined to find his murderer and goes about it by laying a number of red herrings as to draw Ross' murderer out into the open. it's Ross' girlfriend Verne Drake, Iris Adrian,who becomes the killer's next victim when driving her car as she honks her horn to avoid hitting someone and suddenly drops dead with crusader against the death penalty J. Reed, Gavin Gordon, as her passenger! It turns out that the murder weapon in both Ross & Verne Drake's deaths was a poison dart shot from close range at them!***SPOILERS***The movie lumbers along until some secret code is broken by woman reporter Geri Reynolds,Joan Woodbury, who after exposing the killer is left at his mercy until Assistant D.A Phillips and a squad of New York's Finest brake into his office and finally apprehend him.The killer himself had covered his tracks by having everyone working for him murdered but left a major clue, a library book on poisons, that finally exposed him to the police and D.A's office. P.S "I Killed That Man" was in fact the very first shown in the theaters movie to be broadcast, three years after it's release, on public TV being broadcast on New York's WNTB Channel 1 on August 7, 1944 at a time when there was less then 1,000 people in the US who owned a TV set!

Red-Barracuda I Killed That Man is a fairly typical Poverty Row mystery film. It tells the tale of a man on his way to execution on Death Row who is suddenly killed by a poison dart by an unknown assailant while in a crowded room. The remaining film details the investigation into who is responsible.To be honest there's nothing new here. It delivers what anyone familiar with Poverty Row productions will have come to expect, i.e. not too many thrills, not too many sets and not too many surprises. The film does pick up pace towards the end but it takes it's time getting there unfortunately. I've seen another obscure film from director Phil Rosen – Man With Two Lives – and that one was quite a bit more entertaining in my opinion. Having said that I have seen a lot worse than I Killed That Man, it's not exactly a bad watch for a rainy weekend morning.

MartinHafer What a difference a decade could make to a man's career. Back in 1931, Ricardo Cortez was a big name in Hollywood--starring in the first "Maltese Falcon" film as well as many other A-pictures. Now, in 1941, he is working for King Brothers Productions--a so-called 'poverty row' production company. And, he's starring in movies that are clearly low-budget B-films. It's a shame, as I always liked Cortez's easy-going acting style, though it's nice to see that despite the pedigree of this film, he did his usual competent job in the leading role.The film sure grabs your attention early! The film begins as a man is about to be executed for a murder he doesn't deny committing. However, just before he's to die, he starts to unload to the witnesses--telling them that he killed the man because it was a contract killing. And, since his employer did NOT step in to save him (like he'd promised), he wanted to betray his identity. But, at that moment, the convicted killer suddenly dies--victim of a poisonous dart! But who in the room did it?! The why is certainly not in question! Apart from Cortez, the cast is mostly made up of unknowns--some of which were less than stellar in their acting as well as how well these characters were written. In fact, the plot itself (aside from the dandy introduction) was all pretty standard fare for a 1930s-1940s B-murder mystery--nothing particularly inspired to set it apart from hundreds of other similar films. On the other hand, the film does fill a niche and is a decent example of the genre. For fans of this type of film, it's sure well worth seeing. But, if you aren't a B-mystery fan, you probably should look for a better one with which to start--such as Charlie Chan, Boston Blackie, the Crime Doctor or the Falcon.By the way, the prison doctor's description of curare was not correct. It does NOT kill instantly but paralyzes the body--causing the heart muscles to stop and the victim to die due to strangulation. If you know a person was injected with the drug, you COULD perform CPR and actually keep them alive until the substance works itself through the system (I learn the coolest things being married to a suspense author). I DON'T recommend you try this at home to see if I am correct, however!

Michael O'Keefe An interesting whodunit set in a prison conference room. A convicted murderer is set for his execution in the electric chair and is given a chance for a last statement after remaining mum during his incarceration. Before he can reveal the name of who placed him in jeopardy he drops dead in front of a room full of reporters and law enforcers and experts. Now one of the witnesses is a murderer, but who? This low-budget thriller is effective in sustaining interest and offers some surprises. Directed by Phil Rosen for Monogram Studios. I KILLED THAT MAN stars strong B-picture stars like: Ricardo Cortez, Joan Woodbury, George Pembroke, Iris Adrian and John Hamilton.