The Lawyer's Secret (1931)
Sailor Joe Hart, who is spending his shore leave at a gambling joint, sells his gun to young Laurie Roberts after losing terribly. After Hart again loses his last dime, he leaves the joint and steals a car in order to return to his ship. Later that night, a tough gambler named "The Weasel" convinces Laurie, who also lost badly, that Baldy, the joint's owner, is crooked, and they both return to the joint to break open the safe. During the holdup, The Weasel kills Baldy with Joe's gun and, after being picked up for speeding, Joe is arrested for murder.
- Released
- 1931-06-06
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Runtime
- 70 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Max Marcin, Louis J. Gasnier
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 from 6 votes
Cast
- Clive Brook as Drake Norris
- Charles 'Buddy' Rogers as Laurie Roberts
- Richard Arlen as Joe Hart
- Fay Wray as Kay Roberts
- Jean Arthur as Beatrice Stevens
- Francis McDonald as The Weasel
- Harold Goodwin as 'Madame X'
- Syd Saylor as Red
- Lawrence LaMarr as Tom
- Sheila Bromley as Madge - Madame X's Girlfriend (uncredited)
- G. Pat Collins as Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
- Gordon De Main as Detective (uncredited)