The read
It runs a compact 1h 1m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- John BrahmDirector
- Lee LoebScreenplay
- Fred Niblo Jr.Screenplay
- Harold BuchmanScreenplay
- Grace NevilleScreenplay
Cast
- Otto KrugerWilliam Mellon
- Douglass MontgomeryPaul Maddox
- Julie BishopAnn McIntyre (as Jacqueline Wells)
- Thurston HallSen. Maddox
- Nana BryantMrs. Maddox
- Gene MorganFriday
- Marc LawrenceEdwin Mitchell
- Robert WarwickAsa Stewart
- Stanley FieldsGeorge Evans