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Criminal Lawyer (1937)

Overview

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.
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Christy Cabanne

Director

Edward Killy profile
Edward Killy

Director

Cast

Lee Tracy profile
Lee Tracy

Brandon

Margot Grahame profile
Margot Grahame

Madge Carter

Eduardo Ciannelli profile
Eduardo Ciannelli

Gene Larkin

Betty Lawford profile
Betty Lawford

Betty Walker

Erik Rhodes profile
Erik Rhodes

Tony Bandini

Frank M. Thomas profile
Frank M. Thomas

William Walker

Wilfred Lucas profile
Wilfred Lucas

Brandon's Assistant

William Stack profile
William Stack

District Attorney Hopkins

Charles Lane profile
Charles Lane

Attorney (uncredited)

Aileen Pringle profile
Aileen Pringle

Mrs. Manning (uncredited)

Francis McDonald profile
Francis McDonald

Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)

Lita Chevret profile
Lita Chevret

Nora James (uncredited)

Lee Tracy profile
Lee Tracy

Brandon

Margot Grahame profile
Margot Grahame

Madge Carter

Eduardo Ciannelli profile
Eduardo Ciannelli

Gene Larkin

Betty Lawford profile
Betty Lawford

Betty Walker

Erik Rhodes profile
Erik Rhodes

Tony Bandini

Frank M. Thomas profile
Frank M. Thomas

William Walker

Wilfred Lucas profile
Wilfred Lucas

Brandon's Assistant

William Stack profile
William Stack

District Attorney Hopkins

Charles Lane profile
Charles Lane

Attorney (uncredited)

Aileen Pringle profile
Aileen Pringle

Mrs. Manning (uncredited)

Francis McDonald profile
Francis McDonald

Jack 'Fingy' Doremus (uncredited)

Lita Chevret profile
Lita Chevret

Nora James (uncredited)

Extra

Release Date

January 29, 1937

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

RKO Radio Pictures logo

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