The read
It runs a compact 55m.
Synopsis
Harvey Manning is placed on trial for the murder of Jack Winfield, his closest friend, whose body was found in the Manning home. During the trial, the prosecuting and the defense attorneys put forward sharply different versions of the character of Manning and his wife, Viola, and of the events leading up to the murder. The jury returns a verdict of guilty, but a young girl then comes forward and confesses that she killed Winfield for having wronged her.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- John G. BlystoneDirector
- Milton Herbert GropperWriter
- Tom BarryWriter
- William KernellOriginal Music Composer
- Dave StamperOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Mary DuncanViola
- Edmund LoweHarvey Manning
- Warner BaxterJack Winfield
- Natalie MoorheadFrances Thornton
- Earle FoxeHoward Thornton
- Donald GallaherSpencer
- Florence LakeMyrtle
- Sylvia SidneyValerie Briand
- Selmer JacksonKing (defense attorney)
- Nigel De BrulierMaynard
- Stepin FetchitJanitor
- DeWitt JenningsPaducah