The Star Witness

The Star Witness

68 mins | Drama, Crime | Aug. 22, 1931

A tough District Attorney goes after a murderous crime gang, only to find that his witnesses, an innocent family, have clammed up in fear of reprisals.

The Star Witness

68 mins | Drama, Crime | Aug. 22, 1931

The Star Witness
A tough District Attorney goes after a murderous crime gang, only to find that his witnesses, an innocent family, have clammed up in fear of reprisals.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation
Original title The Star Witness
Directors Frank Shaw, William A. Wellman
Writers Lucien Hubbard

Cast

Walter Huston

as District Attorney Whitlock

Frances Starr

as Ma Leeds

Grant Mitchell

as Pa Leeds

Sally Blane

as Sue Leeds

Ralph Ince

as "Maxey" Campo

Edward Nugent

as Jackie Leeds

Dickie Moore

as Ned Leeds

Nat Pendleton

as Big Jack

George Ernest

as Donny Leeds

Russell Hopton

as Deputy Thorpe

Charles 'Chic' Sale

as Pvt. Summerill

Guy D'Ennery

as Henchman Jack Short (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing

as Henchman Jim Sockett (uncredited)

Mike Donlin

as Henchman Mickey (uncredited)

Tom Dugan

as Deputy Brown (uncredited)

Robert Elliott

as Deputy Williams (uncredited)

Ben Hall

as Timekeeper at W.P. Randolph (uncredited)

George Irving

as Judge (uncredited)

Allan Lane

as Young Deputy at the Leeds Home (uncredited)

Noel Madison

as Henchman Horan (uncredited)

Fletcher Norton

as Henchman Dopey (uncredited)

Bob Perry

as Henchman Baldy (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook

as Henchman (uncredited)

Harry Watson

as Baseball Player (uncredited)

William A. Wellman

as Company Workman (uncredited)