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Counsel for Crime
One Word from Him... And Five Lives Are Doomed!
Genres
RomanceCrimeDrama
Overview
Otto Kruger once again plays a dynamic, bombastic attorney in Columbia's Counsel for Crime. Kruger plays William Mellon, a shifty shyster whose underhanded methods loses him the love of his sweetheart Anne (Nana Bryant), who subsequently marries a powerful senator (Thurston Hall). What Mellon doesn't know is that Anne has borne him a son, whom the senator has adopted. Reaching adulthood, Paul (Douglass Montgomery) opts for a legal career himself, taking a clerical job with his own father's firm. In typical "B"-picture, Mellon is charged with murdering one of his more odious clients -- and Paul is appointed prosecuting attorney in the case.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
61 min
Release Date
1937-10-14
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
5.75
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Otto Kruger
William Mellon
Douglass Montgomery
Paul Maddox
Julie Bishop
Ann McIntyre (as Jacqueline Wells)
Thurston Hall
Sen. Maddox
Nana Bryant
Mrs. Maddox
Gene Morgan
Friday
Marc Lawrence
Edwin Mitchell
Robert Warwick
Asa Stewart
Stanley Fields
George Evans
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