The read
It runs a compact 58m.
Synopsis
Esther Clay, wife of District Attorney John Clay and mother of attorney Bob Clay, is having an affair with Jack Keene. Scorned by him Esther kills Jack. Bob comes to her defense and confesses to the shooting. The father prosecutes the son who receives a life imprisonment sentence. Jack Keene's butler Druggett knows the truth and blackmails Esther. Bob's girlfriend Peg Harper summons John Clay to the scene...
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
13 audience votes
Key crew
- George B. SeitzScreenplay
- Frank R. StrayerDirector
Cast
- Edward NugentBob Clay
- Priscilla DeanEsther Clay
- Ann ChristyPeg Harper - Bob's Girlfriend
- Robert ElliottDistrict Attorney John Manson Clay
- Robert EllisJack Keene - Man-about-Town
- George ChesebroDruggett - Blackmailing Butler
- Vance CarrollReporter at Trial (uncredited)
- Allan CavanProsecuting Attorney (uncredited)
- Stanley MackReporter at Trial (uncredited)
- Frank MeredithCourt Guard (uncredited)
- Harold NelsonJudge (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
murdercrime scene