The Witness Chair

The Witness Chair

64 mins | Drama, Romance | April 23, 1936

Late one night, secretary Paula Young (Ann Harding) leaves the office of her boss, Stanley Whittaker (Douglas Dumbrille, locking the door and taking the stairs to avoid being seen by the elevator operator (Frank Jenks). The next morning, the cleaning lady finds Whittaker's dead body, an apparent suicide. Police Lieutenant Poole (Moroni Olsen) finds a letter signed by Whittaker in which the deceased states he embezzled $75,000. Soon, however, he suspects otherwise and, after investigating, arrests widower James "Jim" Trent (Walter Abel), the vice president of Whittaker.

The Witness Chair

64 mins | Drama, Romance | April 23, 1936

The Witness Chair
Late one night, secretary Paula Young (Ann Harding) leaves the office of her boss, Stanley Whittaker (Douglas Dumbrille, locking the door and taking the stairs to avoid being seen by the elevator operator (Frank Jenks). The next morning, the cleaning lady finds Whittaker's dead body, an apparent suicide. Police Lieutenant Poole (Moroni Olsen) finds a letter signed by Whittaker in which the deceased states he embezzled $75,000. Soon, however, he suspects otherwise and, after investigating, arrests widower James "Jim" Trent (Walter Abel), the vice president of Whittaker.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title The Witness Chair
Directors George Nichols Jr.
Writers Rita Weiman, Gertrude Purcell, Rian James

Cast

Ann Harding

as Paula Young

Walter Abel

as James Trent

Douglass Dumbrille

as Stanley Whittaker

Margaret Hamilton

as Grace Franklin

Frances Sage

as Constance Trent

Moroni Olsen

as Lt. Poole

William Benedict

as Benny Ryan

Paul Harvey

as Martin

Frank Jenks

as Roy Levino

Murray Kinnell

as Defense Attorney Conrick

Charles Arnt

as Mr. Henshaw

Maxine Jennings

as Tillie Jones

William Bailey

as Court Bailiff

Barlowe Borland

as Mr. O'Neil

Alan Curtis

as Reporter in Coutroom

Jack Gargan

as Laughing Reporter

Fred Kelsey

as Detective Costigan

Mike Lally

as Prosecutor's Assistant

Louise Latimer

as Reporter in Courtroom

Edward LeSaint

as Judge McKenzie

Arthur Loft

as Bailiff

Thomas Martin

as Courtroom Spectator

George Offerman, Jr.

as Messenger With Tickets

Hilda Vaughn

as Anna Yifnick