Criminal Lawyer

Criminal Lawyer

1937/01/29 • Released • English

Action
Romance
Drama
Crime
5.9
1h 12m

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.

Director : Edward Killy

Casts
Lee Tracy

Lee Tracy

Brandon

Margot Grahame

Margot Grahame

Madge Carter

Eduardo Ciannelli

Eduardo Ciannelli

Gene Larkin

Betty Lawford

Betty Lawford

Betty Walker

Erik Rhodes

Erik Rhodes

Tony Bandini

Frank M. Thomas

Frank M. Thomas

William Walker

Wilfred Lucas

Wilfred Lucas

Brandon's Assistant

William Stack

William Stack

District Attorney Hopkins

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Attorney (uncredited)

Aileen Pringle

Aileen Pringle

Mrs. Manning (uncredited)

Francis McDonald

Francis McDonald

Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)

Lita Chevret

Lita Chevret

Nora James (uncredited)

Theodore von Eltz

Theodore von Eltz

Larkin's Attorney (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

Cyril Ring

Extra at Larkin's Nightclub (uncredited)

Edward Van Sloan

Edward Van Sloan

Bit (uncredited)

William Worthington

William Worthington

Party Guest (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Sidney Bracey

Wilson - Walker's Butler (uncredited)

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