Counsel for Crime
“One Word from Him... And Five Lives Are Doomed!”
Overview
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.
Top-billed cast
Crew
- Director
- John Brahm
- Writers
- Harold Buchman, Harold Shumate, Fred Niblo Jr., Grace Neville, Lee Loeb
- Production
- Columbia Pictures
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Who directed Counsel for Crime?
Counsel for Crime was directed by John Brahm.
When was Counsel for Crime released?
Counsel for Crime was released in 1937.
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