Counsel for Crime
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1937-10-14
Runtime: 61 mins
Director: John Brahm
Spoken language: English
Genres: Romance, Crime, Drama
Original title: Counsel for Crime
Production Companies: Columbia Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
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