Counsel for Crime

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Otto Kruger

William Mellon

Age : 88 | Popularity : 5%

Douglass Montgomery

Paul Maddox

Age : 58 | Popularity : 5%

Julie Bishop

Ann McIntyre (as Jacqueline Wells)

Age : 86 | Popularity : 3%

Thurston Hall

Sen. Maddox

Age : 75 | Popularity : 3%

Nana Bryant

Mrs. Maddox

Age : 67 | Popularity : 4%

Gene Morgan

Friday

Age : 47 | Popularity : 4%

Marc Lawrence

Edwin Mitchell

Age : 95 | Popularity : 7%

Robert Warwick

Asa Stewart

Age : 85 | Popularity : 13%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	John Brahm
Writing	Screenplay	Lee Loeb Fred Niblo Jr. Harold Buchman Grace Neville
	Story	Harold Shumate
Department	Role	Name

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