Counsel for Crime (1937)
One Word from Him... And Five Lives Are Doomed!
Plot Summary
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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Director & Crew
John Brahm
Director
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Counsel for Crime was directed by John Brahm and released in 1937.
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Counsel for Crime has a runtime of 1 hours and 1 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1937-10-14
- Status
- Released