The Lawyer's Secret

The Lawyer's Secret

70 mins | Drama, Crime | June 6, 1931

Sailor Joe Hart, who is spending his shore leave at a gambling joint, sells his gun to young Laurie Roberts after losing terribly. After Hart again loses his last dime, he leaves the joint and steals a car in order to return to his ship. Later that night, a tough gambler named "The Weasel" convinces Laurie, who also lost badly, that Baldy, the joint's owner, is crooked, and they both return to the joint to break open the safe. During the holdup, The Weasel kills Baldy with Joe's gun and, after being picked up for speeding, Joe is arrested for murder.

The Lawyer's Secret

70 mins | Drama, Crime | June 6, 1931

The Lawyer's Secret
Sailor Joe Hart, who is spending his shore leave at a gambling joint, sells his gun to young Laurie Roberts after losing terribly. After Hart again loses his last dime, he leaves the joint and steals a car in order to return to his ship. Later that night, a tough gambler named "The Weasel" convinces Laurie, who also lost badly, that Baldy, the joint's owner, is crooked, and they both return to the joint to break open the safe. During the holdup, The Weasel kills Baldy with Joe's gun and, after being picked up for speeding, Joe is arrested for murder.
Producers
Original title The Lawyer's Secret
Directors Louis J. Gasnier, Max Marcin
Writers James Hilary Finn, Max Marcin, Lloyd Corrigan

Cast

Clive Brook

as Drake Norris

Charles Rogers

as Laurie Roberts

Fay Wray

as Kay Roberts

Jean Arthur

as Beatrice Stevens

Francis McDonald

as The Weasel

Syd Saylor

as Red