Counsel for Crime

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Romance,

Crime,

Drama

Duration:

61 minutes

Year:

1937

Director:

John Brahm

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Company:

Columbia Pictures

Cast:

William Mellon

Paul Maddox

Ann McIntyre (as Jacqueline Wells)

Sen. Maddox

Mrs. Maddox

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