Counsel's Opinion

Counsel's Opinion

76 mins | Comedy | March 1, 1933

Divorce barrister Logan arrives back in London from a trip overseas to find the whole city fogbound. Unable to reach his flat, he books into the exclusive Royal Parks Hotel. Leslie sweet-talks Logan into letting her stay in his suite, and although the pair are attracted to each other, the night passes innocently. On arriving at Chambers, Logan is asked to act as counsel for Lord Rockburn, who is seeking a divorce from his wife. Logan accepts the brief, but then discovers to his horror that Lady Rockburn was a guest at the Royal Parks Hotel ball the previous night, and a cornerstone of the case is alleged impropriety after a maid observed a man leaving her room that morning......

Counsel's Opinion

76 mins | Comedy | March 1, 1933

Counsel's Opinion
Divorce barrister Logan arrives back in London from a trip overseas to find the whole city fogbound. Unable to reach his flat, he books into the exclusive Royal Parks Hotel. Leslie sweet-talks Logan into letting her stay in his suite, and although the pair are attracted to each other, the night passes innocently. On arriving at Chambers, Logan is asked to act as counsel for Lord Rockburn, who is seeking a divorce from his wife. Logan accepts the brief, but then discovers to his horror that Lady Rockburn was a guest at the Royal Parks Hotel ball the previous night, and a cornerstone of the case is alleged impropriety after a maid observed a man leaving her room that morning......
Producers London Film Productions
Original title Counsel's Opinion
Directors Allan Dwan
Writers Dorothy Greenhill, Gilbert Wakefield, Arthur Wimperis

Cast

Henry Kendall

as Logan

Binnie Barnes

as Leslie

Cyril Maude

as Willock

Lawrence Grossmith

as Lord Rockburn

Mary Charles

as Stella Marston

Harry Tate

as Taxi Driver

Francis Lister

as James Gowan

Margaret Baird

as Saunders

J. Fisher White

as Judge

C. Denier Warren

as Manager

Stanley Lathbury

as George