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:
  • John Brahm

Writing:
  • Fred Niblo Jr.
  • Lee Loeb
  • Harold Shumate

Stars:
Release Date: 1937-10-14
themoviedb icon 6.5/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 61
Thurston Hall
Thurston Hall
Sen. Maddox
Marc Lawrence
Marc Lawrence
Edwin Mitchell
Nana Bryant
Nana Bryant
Mrs. Maddox
Stanley Fields
Stanley Field...
George Evans
Robert Warwick
Robert Warwic...
Asa Stewart
Douglass Montgomery
Douglass Mont...
Paul Maddox
Julie Bishop
Julie Bishop
Ann McIntyre (as Jacqueline Wells)
Otto Kruger
Otto Kruger
William Mellon
Gene Morgan
Gene Morgan
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