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.
Stars: Otto Kruger, Douglass Montgomery, Julie Bishop, Thurston Hall, Nana Bryant, Gene Morgan
Crew: John Brahm (Director), Harold Shumate (Story), Fred Niblo Jr. (Screenplay), Grace Neville (Screenplay), Lee Loeb (Screenplay), Harold Buchman (Screenplay)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Runtime: 61 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 14, 1937
IMDb: 4.5
Keywords:courtroom
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