Summaries

Jed Marlowe is a brilliant, scheming, unscrupulous criminal lawyer whose specialty is defending criminal he knows is guilty but gets them off through loop-holes or bribery. Then his daughter, misled by her father's courtroom performance, but unaware of his back-room tactics, marries the killer her father has just unjustly save from the electric chair. What's a poor father to do?—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

Details

Keywords
  • remake
  • lawyer
  • stock footage
  • verdict
  • bribery
Genres
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Jul 27, 1939
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies RKO Radio Pictures

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 9m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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