Counsel for Crime (1937)
Otto Kruger once again plays a dynamic, bombastic attorney in Columbia's Counsel for Crime. Kruger plays William Mellon, a shifty shyster whose underhanded methods loses him the love of his sweetheart Anne (Nana Bryant), who subsequently marries a powerful senator (Thurston Hall). What Mellon doesn't know is that Anne has borne him a son, whom the senator has adopted. Reaching adulthood, Paul (Douglass Montgomery) opts for a legal career himself, taking a clerical job with his own father's firm. In typical "B"-picture, Mellon is charged with murdering one of his more odious clients -- and Paul is appointed prosecuting attorney in the case.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- John Brahm
Writing:
- Harold Buchman
- Harold Shumate
- Fred Niblo Jr.
Stars:
Release Date: 1937-10-14
6.5/10
6.5/10
- Country: US
- Language: English
- Runtime: 61
William Mellon
Asa Stewart
George Evans
Sen. Maddox
Mrs. Maddox
Ann McIntyre (as Jacqueline Wells)
Paul Maddox
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Edwin Mitchell
