Society Lawyer

Society Lawyer

77 mins | Drama | March 21, 1939

Society lawyer Christopher Durant agrees to defend his friend Phil Siddall when Siddall is arrested for the murder of an ex-girlfriend. With the help of nightclub singer Pat Abbott and crime boss Tony Gazotti (a former client), Durant launches his own investigation of the murder in order to prove his friend's innocence

Society Lawyer

77 mins | Drama | March 21, 1939

Society Lawyer
Society lawyer Christopher Durant agrees to defend his friend Phil Siddall when Siddall is arrested for the murder of an ex-girlfriend. With the help of nightclub singer Pat Abbott and crime boss Tony Gazotti (a former client), Durant launches his own investigation of the murder in order to prove his friend's innocence
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Society Lawyer
Directors Edward L. Marin
Writers Arthur Somers Roche, Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, Hugo Butler, Leon Gordon

Cast

Walter Pidgeon

as Christopher Durant

Virginia Bruce

as Pat Abbott

Leo Carrillo

as Tony Gazotti

Eduardo Ciannelli

as Jim Crelliman

Lee Bowman

as Phil Saddall

Frances Mercer

as Sue Leonard

Ann Morriss

as Judy Barton

Herbert Mundin

as Layton

Frank M. Thomas

as Lt. Stevens

Edward Brophy

as Max

Tom Kennedy

as Alf

Clarence Kolb

as Mr. Leonard

Pierre Watkin

as Henry V. Adams

Ian Wolfe

as Schmidt

Paul Guilfoyle

as Murtock

Bess Flowers

as Secretary

Joseph Crehan

as City Editor

Lillian Yarbo

as Maid

Eric Wilton

as Valet