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Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case

Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case

Genres

MysteryCrime

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Like the first entry, this one is played mostly for laughs, with Radio's Mister District Attorney. James Ellison replacing Dennis O'Keefe as feckless assistant DA P. Cadwallader Jones. The publisher of a tony fashion magazine is murdered, requiring Jones to sift through a colorful array of suspects. He is helped along by snoopy girl reporter Terry Parker.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

67 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

18 December 1941

Country

United States of America

Cast

James Ellison

James Ellison

P. Cadwallader Jones

Virginia Gilmore

Virginia Gilmore

Terry Parker

Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

Charley Towne

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

Dist. Atty. Winton

Lynne Carver

Lynne Carver

Joyce Belmont

Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

Judge White

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Vincent Mackay

John Eldredge

John Eldredge

Andrew Belmont

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