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Counsel for Crime (1937)

NR · 1937-10-14 · 1h 1m · EN
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One Word from Him... And Five Lives Are Doomed!

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.

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John BrahmDirector

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Otto KrugerOtto KrugerWilliam MellonDouglass MontgomeryDouglass MontgomeryPaul MaddoxJulie BishopJulie BishopAnn McIntyre (as Jacqueline Wells)Thurston HallThurston HallSen. MaddoxNana BryantNana BryantMrs. MaddoxGene MorganGene MorganFridayMarc LawrenceMarc LawrenceEdwin MitchellRobert WarwickRobert WarwickAsa StewartStanley FieldsStanley FieldsGeorge Evans

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Genre affinityDrama · Crime · RomanceTheme affinityCourtroomMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDrama · CourtroomPacingShortEmotional intensityRomance

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What is Counsel for Crime about?

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.

How long is Counsel for Crime?

Counsel for Crime has a runtime of 61 minutes.