Der Verteidiger hat das Wort

Der Verteidiger hat das Wort

89 mins | Drama, Crime | April 6, 1944

Jordan, a famous criminal lawyer, will only represent clients, of whose innocence he is convinced (must be financially not-too-well-off). One day, his future son-in-law, the jeweler Fabian, is arrested on suspicion of murder on the day before his wedding. He is said to have murdered his ex-wife, the dancer Ria Norady. The conductor Gillmore found her dead in her dressing room shortly after a visit from Fabian. Gisela Jordan asks her father to defend him. After speaking to Fabian, the lawyer is convinced he's innocent. But since there is no proof of this, he decides to go and try and find the real murderer himself.

Der Verteidiger hat das Wort

89 mins | Drama, Crime | April 6, 1944

Der Verteidiger hat das Wort
Jordan, a famous criminal lawyer, will only represent clients, of whose innocence he is convinced (must be financially not-too-well-off). One day, his future son-in-law, the jeweler Fabian, is arrested on suspicion of murder on the day before his wedding. He is said to have murdered his ex-wife, the dancer Ria Norady. The conductor Gillmore found her dead in her dressing room shortly after a visit from Fabian. Gisela Jordan asks her father to defend him. After speaking to Fabian, the lawyer is convinced he's innocent. But since there is no proof of this, he decides to go and try and find the real murderer himself.
Producers Tobis Filmkunst
Original title Der Verteidiger hat das Wort
Directors Kai Möller, Rudolf Hilberg, Werner Klingler
Writers Edgar Kahn, Harald G. Petersson

Cast

Heinrich George

as Justizrat Jordan

Carla Rust

as Giesela Jordan

Rudolf Fernau

as Günther Fabian

Karl Schönböck

as Jack Gillmoore

Margit Symo

as Ria Nora

Claus Clausen

as Staatsanwalt

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

as Sängerin

Hans Meyer-Hanno

as Herr Böttger