State's Attorney (1932)
Invincible At Law... Irresistable At Love!
Corrupt alcoholic attorney Tom Cardigan is one of the best lawyers around, commanding the courtroom like a stage and often winning his cases. Mobster Valentine Powers, who employs Cardigan and put him through school, asks him to represent a woman, June Perry, accused of prostitution. Cardigan agrees. But he never expected to fall for her, which is problematic since he's angling to become governor and will need the right kind of wife.
- Date of release
- 1932-05-20
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- George Archainbaud
Casting
- John Barrymore — Tom Cardigan
- Helen Twelvetrees — June Perry
- Jill Esmond — Lillian Ulrich
- William 'Stage' Boyd — Valentine 'Vanny' Powers (as William Boyd)
- Mary Duncan — Nora Dean
- Ralph Ince — Second Trial Defense Attorney
- Albert Conti — Mario
- Frederick Burton — Second Trial Judge
- C. Henry Gordon — Attorney Graves
- Paul Hurst — Police Captain Morgan
- Oscar Apfel — Mr. Ulrich
- Blanche Friderici — Night Court Judge (uncredited)
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