Movie Description
Criminal Lawyer
(1937)Overview
Barry Brandon, a criminal lawyer, visits the night club of Denny Larkin, his primary client, with Betty Walker, a spoiled society girl. The police raid the club and Brandon pleads that the whole group is guilty, just to get even with Larkin for a rebuke. On the same night in court, Madge Carter is on trial for disorderly conduct, and Brandon volunteers to defend her, and proves the case against her if a frame-up. Finding that she is penniless, Brandon hires her as his secretary, and falls in love with her. Brandon is appointed district attorney and has ambitions of becoming the state governor. Having dinner at Betty's home, she maneuvers him, while he is drunk, into marrying her. Later, Madge is a witness when Larkin shoots down a fellow gangster. By threatening Brandon's life, he forces her to commit perjury at his trial, and say he fired in self-defense. Brandon, the prosecuting attorney (who has had his marriage to Betty annulled) knows she is lying but doesn't know why.
Featured Crew
- Director : Christy Cabanne,Edward Killy
- Editor : Jack Hively
- Cast : Lee Tracy,Margot Grahame,Eduardo Ciannelli,Betty Lawford,Erik Rhodes,Frank M. Thomas,Wilfred Lucas,William Stack,Charles Lane,Aileen Pringle,Francis McDonald,Lita Chevret,Theodore von Eltz,Cyril Ring,Edward Van Sloan,William Worthington,Sidney Bracey
Cast
Brandon
Madge Carter
Gene Larkin
Betty Walker
Tony Bandini
William Walker
Brandon's Assistant
District Attorney Hopkins
Attorney (uncredited)
Mrs. Manning (uncredited)
Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)
Nora James (uncredited)
Larkin's Attorney (uncredited)
Extra at Larkin's Nightclub (uncredited)
Bit (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Wilson - Walker's Butler (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleCriminal Lawyer
Status Released
Release Information
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1937-01-29
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 12m
Production CompaniesRKO Radio Pictures
Genres
- Action
- Romance
- Drama
- Crime
