The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
A blackmailer tries to stop a woman from revealing evidence that could save a condemned man.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Howard Emmett RogersScreenplay
- Leon GordonScreenplay
- Sam WoodDirector
Cast
- Loretta YoungLady Helen Dearden
- Franchot ToneSir Alan Dearden
- Lewis StoneGeneral Lawrence
- Roland YoungWilliam "Bunny" Jeffers
- Jessie RalphLady Agatha Hathaway
- Dudley DiggesSamuel Metford
- Henry DaniellHugh Lewis
- Robert GreigHenderson
- E. E. CliveLord Henry Hathaway
- Wallis ClarkGrainger
- John BucklerDefense Counsel
- Aileen PringleDiana Roggers
Themes
blackmailmistress