Portia on Trial (1937)


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1h 12min | Nov 8, 1937 | Released

Lady lawyer Portia Merryman (Frieda Inescourt) defends woebegone Elizabeth Manners (Heather Angel), who is on trial for shooting her lover Earle Condon (Neil Hamilton). Ironically, Portia herself had once had an affair with Earle's father, powerful publisher John Condon (Clarence Kolb). She has a pretty good idea of what is going on in Elizabeth's head, since she herself was on the verge of killing Condon when he ruthlessly took custody of her illegitimate son (not Earle, though that certainly would have brought things full circle). As Portia toils and strains to free her client, she carries on a romance with Dan Foster (Walter Abel) -- the attorney for the prosecution. LA Law and The Practice have nothing on this one!

Director: George Nichols Jr.

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Inez Palange

Mrs. Gannow

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Neil Hamilton

Earle Condon

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Ruth Donnelly

Jane Wilkins

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Clarence Kolb

John Condon

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Walter Abel

Dan Foster

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Frieda Inescort

Portia Merriman

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Sherry Hall

Bailiff

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Leo Gorcey

Joe Gannow

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Heather Angel

Elizabeth Manners

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Huntley Gordon

Dr. Thorndike

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Brooks Benedict

Portia's Co-Counsel

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Frank Marlowe

Reporter

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Dick Gordon

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Hooper Atchley

Jack Madden

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Lynton Brent

Reporter

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Jack O'Shea

Reporter

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Ian Maclaren

Father Caslez

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Larry Steers

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Allan Cavan

Richard Conlon's Doctor

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Harold Miller

Party Guest

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Frank Dae

Head of Disbarment Committee

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Frank McLure

Attorney at Trial

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Sayre Dearing

Prosecution Co-Counsel

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Nat Carr

1st Committeeman

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Jack Deery

Major Greenwood

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Bob Murphy

Inspector

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Lucie Kaye

Switchboard Operator

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Marion Ballou

Mrs. Manners

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Carl M. Leviness

Jury Foreman

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Anthony Marsh

Richard Conlan

Profile Inez Palange Mrs. Gannow
Profile Neil Hamilton Earle Condon
Profile Ruth Donnelly Jane Wilkins
Profile Clarence Kolb John Condon
Profile Walter Abel Dan Foster
Profile Frieda Inescort Portia Merriman
Profile Sherry Hall Bailiff
Profile Leo Gorcey Joe Gannow
Profile Heather Angel Elizabeth Manners
Profile Huntley Gordon Dr. Thorndike
Profile Brooks Benedict Portia's Co-Counsel
Profile Frank Marlowe Reporter
Profile Dick Gordon Party Guest
Profile Hooper Atchley Jack Madden
Profile Lynton Brent Reporter
Profile Jack O'Shea Reporter
Profile Ian Maclaren Father Caslez
Profile Larry Steers Party Guest
Profile Allan Cavan Richard Conlon's Doctor
Profile Harold Miller Party Guest
Profile Frank Dae Head of Disbarment Committee
Profile Frank McLure Attorney at Trial
Profile Sayre Dearing Prosecution Co-Counsel
Profile Nat Carr 1st Committeeman
Profile Jack Deery Major Greenwood
Profile Bob Murphy Inspector
Profile Lucie Kaye Switchboard Operator
Profile Marion Ballou Mrs. Manners
Profile Carl M. Leviness Jury Foreman
Profile Anthony Marsh Richard Conlan

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