Criminal Lawyer

Criminal Lawyer

The famous trials!... tricks!... fixes!.. of the smartest mouthpiece of them all !

1951•1h 14m•6.8/10

Crime

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6.8/10(4)

A drunken attorney tries to sober up in order to defend a friend in murder case.

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Production

Columbia Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Pat O'Brien

Pat O'Brien

James 'Jimmy' Regan

Jane Wyatt

Jane Wyatt

Maggie Powell

Carl Benton Reid

Carl Benton Reid

Tucker Bourne

Mary Castle

Mary Castle

Gloria Lydendecker

Robert Shayne

Robert Shayne

Clark Sommers

Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

'Moose' Hendricks

Jerome Cowan

Jerome Cowan

Walter Medford

Marvin Kaplan

Marvin Kaplan

Sam Kutler

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Harry Cheney

Mickey Knox

Mickey Knox

Vincent Cheney

Louis Jean Heydt

Louis Jean Heydt

Frank Burnett

Harlan Warde

Byron Claymore

Grandon Rhodes

Grandon Rhodes

Judge J. Larrabee

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Frederick Waterman

Mary Alan Hokanson

Mrs. Johnson

Darryl Hickman

Darryl Hickman

Bill Webber

John Hamilton

John Hamilton

Police Captain Loomis

Wallis Clark

Wallis Clark

Melville Webber

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