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Mr. District Attorney
Mr. District Attorney

6.0

Mr. District Attorney

NR·1947·81m

Summary

An assistant district attorney gets mixed-up with a woman who is working for the group that he is investigating.

Crew

Director

Robert B. Sinclair

Adaptation

Ben Markson

Screenplay

Ian McLellan Hunter

Story

Sidney Marshall

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Geronimo1967

December 24, 2022

6

Dennis O'Keefe is "Bennett" and aspiring lawyer who joins the team of District Attorney "Warren" (Adolphe Menjou). Initially he is prepared to put in the graft, and his boss is impressed - but when he begins to fall for the enigmatic "Marcia" (Marguerite Chapman) his focus starts to wander and he and his boss part company. Now on the other side of the fence, "Bennett" finds himself working for "Randolph" (George Coulouris) and embroiled in a complex property scam that could involve his new love. It's not a bad effort at a crime noir, this, but there is far too much dialogue and little on-screen chemistry between O'Keefe and his not-so-smouldering femme-fatale Chapman. It is probably about fifteen minutes too long, with a little too much preamble that could have been reinvested in the grittier end of the proceedings that are all rather conveniently - and hastily - pulled together. It's pretty procedural and I can't think you'll remember watching it afterwards, but it passes the time ok.

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Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

film noir
double crossed
assistant district attorney