Beyond a Reasonable Doubt also features one of the most finely tuned plot twists that I've seen in a movie. Of course, the chances of someone risking being put to death to expose this are unlikely, but then again it's only a movie, so you can expect to suspend your belief a little for a point to be made. This is perhaps Lang's best assault on the American justice system he has created a story that is interesting and very plausible and it works a treat in that it gets you thinking about the fact that with this kind of law someone really could be killed for something they didn't do. Enter Tom Garrett Austin's son in law to be, and the man that agrees to frame himself for murder. His efforts are unsuccessful, until he has the bright idea to have a man sent to death row on circumstantial evidence, only to be pardoned at the last minute by means of the evidence to prove his innocence being brought to light. The story follows Austin Spencer a person of stature that is continually campaigning against circumstantial evidence being used as a means to send someone to the electric chair. By keeping it simple, Lang gives himself time to fully explore the implications of his plot and the film is made more compelling because of this. Filmmakers can sometimes saturate a film with lots of sub-plots, and it can have a huge detrimental effect on what the film is trying to achieve. For this film, Lang has kept it simple with the entire movie focusing on the central premise and not a lot of anything else going on.
For his final Hollywood film, Fritz Lang decided to expose the pitfalls of capital punishment for circumstantial evidence.
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