4.0
An attorney falls for the woman he's representing on a murder charge.
Madeleine Carroll
Hope Ames
George Brent
Matt Logan
Beulah Bondi
Mrs. Livingston Ames
Arthur Treacher
Griggsby
Alan Mowbray
Lawrence Waterson
Esther Dale
Matilda
Edward Brophy
Sid
Scotty Beckett
Bobbie Ames
Mayo Methot
Cora Lamont
Jonathan Hale
First trial judge
Guy Bates Post
Judge John Davis
Richard Carle
Uncle Gordon
June Brewster
Laurette La Rue
Elvira Curci
Jeanette
Alan Baxter
Lou, a Reporter
Brenda Fowler
Mrs. Shumway
Ward Bond
Newsstand Customer
Director
William A. Seiter
Novel
Arthur Somers Roche
Writer
C. Graham Baker
Writer
Gene Towne
January 15, 2025
7
Madeleine Carroll turns in a lively performance here as the accused socialite "Hope" who is on trial for murdering her wealthy husband. Her last ditch and emotional plea to the all-male jury does the trick and she gets off, but her mother-in-law (Beulah Bondi) wants her as far away from her child "Bobby" as possible so pretty soon they are going to have head back to court. Not only has the boy's grandmother employed "Waterston" (Alan Mowbray) as her solicitor - he was the defence lawyer for the original crime, but "Logan" (George Brent) the DA who failed in that prosecution has rather lost the plot since and taken to the bottle. "Hope" reckons the only way to keep her son is to prove, categorically, that she didn't kill her husband and so engages "Logan" to get to the bottom of just who did kill him! This hits the ground running and allows Carroll to pretty much own the screen throughout. There is some solid support from the wise-cracking Brent, Mowbray and the ever reliable Arthur Treacher brings a little stiff upper lipped humour as butler "Griggs". The actual investigation is a bit superficial and the clues rather fall into place but there's some fun to be had whilst the expected romance blossoms and the courtroom drama thickens. It might also show an early cinematic example of child grooming, too. Worth a watch, I'd say.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00