Why Must I Die

A night club singer who is the daughter of a small-town crook is tried and convicted of murder.

Cast

Terry Moore

as Lois King

Debra Paget

as Dottie Manson

Bert Freed

as Adler

Juli Reding

as Mitzi

Lionel Ames

as Eddie Rainey

Richard LePore

as Sinclair (as Richard Le Pore)

Sid Melton

as Morrie Waltzer

Selette Cole

as Peggy Taylor

Holly Harris

as Miss Bradley

Robert Shayne

as Charlie Munro

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