Society Lawyer (1939)
Society lawyer Christopher Durant agrees to defend his friend Phil Siddall who was arrested for the murder of an ex-girlfriend. With the help of nightclub singer Pat Abbott and crime boss Tony Gazotti (a former client), Durant launches his own investigation of the murder in order to prove his friend's innocence.
- Released
- 1939-03-21
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Leon Gordon, Albert Hackett, Hugo Butler, Frances Goodrich
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 from 11 votes
Cast
- Walter Pidgeon as Christopher Durant
- Virginia Bruce as Pat Abbott
- Leo Carrillo as Tony Gazotti
- Eduardo Ciannelli as Jim Crelliman
- Lee Bowman as Phil Saddall
- Frances Mercer as Sue Leonard
- Ann Morriss as Judy Barton
- Herbert Mundin as Layton
- Frank M. Thomas as Lt. Stevens
- Edward Brophy as Max
- Tom Kennedy as Alf
- Clarence Kolb as Mr. Leonard