Criminal Lawyer

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Lee Tracy

Brandon

Age : N/A | Popularity : 28%

Margot Grahame

Madge Carter

Age : N/A | Popularity : 16%

Eduardo Ciannelli

Gene Larkin

Age : 80 | Popularity : 50%

Betty Lawford

Betty Walker

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Erik Rhodes

Tony Bandini

Age : 84 | Popularity : 26%

Frank M. Thomas

William Walker

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Wilfred Lucas

Brandon's Assistant

Age : N/A | Popularity : 14%

William Stack

District Attorney Hopkins

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Edward Killy Christy Cabanne
Writing	Screenplay	Thomas Lennon G.V. Atwater
	Story	Louis Stevens
Costume & Make-Up	Set Dressing Artist	Darrell Silvera
	Costume Design	Renié
Art	Art Direction	Van Nest Polglase
Production	Associate Producer	Cliff Reid
Editing	Editor	Jack Hively
Camera	Director of Photography	David Abel
Sound	Sound Recordist	John E. Tribby
Department	Role	Name

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