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Criminal Lawyer

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Barry Brandon, a criminal lawyer, visits the night club of Denny Larkin, his primary client, with Betty Walker, a spoiled society girl. The police raid the club and Brandon pleads that the whole group is guilty, just to get even with Larkin for a rebuke. On the same night in court, Madge Carter is on trial for disorderly conduct, and Brandon volunteers to defend her, and proves the case against her if a frame-up. Finding that she is penniless, Brandon hires her as his secretary, and falls in love with her. Brandon is appointed district attorney and has ambitions of becoming the state governor. Having dinner at Betty's home, she maneuvers him, while he is drunk, into marrying her. Later, Madge is a witness when Larkin shoots down a fellow gangster. By threatening Brandon's life, he forces her to commit perjury at his trial, and say he fired in self-defense. Brandon, the prosecuting attorney (who has had his marriage to Betty annulled) knows she is lying but doesn't know why.

Date: 01/29/1937
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Lee Tracy, Margot Grahame, Eduardo Ciannelli, Betty Lawford, Erik Rhodes, Frank M. Thomas, Wilfred Lucas, William Stack, Charles Lane, Aileen Pringle, Francis McDonald, Lita Chevret, Theodore von Eltz, Cyril Ring, Edward Van Sloan, William Worthington, Sidney Bracey

Lee Tracy as Brandon in Criminal Lawyer Lee Tracy

Margot Grahame as Madge Carter in Criminal Lawyer Margot Grahame

Eduardo Ciannelli as Gene Larkin in Criminal Lawyer Eduardo Ciannelli

Betty Lawford as Betty Walker in Criminal Lawyer Betty Lawford

Erik Rhodes as Tony Bandini in Criminal Lawyer Erik Rhodes

Frank M. Thomas as William Walker in Criminal Lawyer Frank M. Thomas

Wilfred Lucas as Brandon's Assistant in Criminal Lawyer Wilfred Lucas

William Stack as District Attorney Hopkins in Criminal Lawyer William Stack

Charles Lane as Attorney (uncredited) in Criminal Lawyer Charles Lane

Aileen Pringle as Mrs. Manning (uncredited) in Criminal Lawyer Aileen Pringle

Francis McDonald as Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited) in Criminal Lawyer Francis McDonald

Lita Chevret as Nora James (uncredited) in Criminal Lawyer Lita Chevret

Theodore von Eltz as Larkin's Attorney (uncredited) in Criminal Lawyer Theodore von Eltz

Cyril Ring as Extra at Larkin's Nightclub (uncredited) in Criminal Lawyer Cyril Ring

Edward Van Sloan as Bit (uncredited) in Criminal Lawyer Edward Van Sloan

William Worthington as Party Guest (uncredited) in Criminal Lawyer William Worthington

Sidney Bracey as Wilson - Walker's Butler (uncredited) in Criminal Lawyer Sidney Bracey

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