Midnight Court (1937)
A DOWN-and-OUT LAWYER, by DEFENDING A RACKETEER and HIS MOB, MAKES A COME-BACK TO FAME
After losing his bid for district attorney, an aspiring young lawyer agrees to defend a ring of car thieves.
- Date of release
- 1937-03-06
- TMDB
- 5.1 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- Genres
- Romance, Crime, Drama
- Director
- Frank McDonald
Casting
- Ann Dvorak — Carol O'Neill
- John Litel — Victor Shanley
- Carlyle Moore Jr. — Bob Terrill
- Joseph Crehan — Judge Frederick J. Thompson
- William B. Davidson — Alfred H. Kruger
- Stanley Fields — 'Slim' Jacobs
- Walter Miller — Police Lt. Jerry Burke
- John Sheehan — 'Clouter' Hoag
- Bill Elliott — City Attorney Seabrook
- Gordon Hart — Superior Court Judge
- Harrison Greene — Bailiff Turner
- Charley Foy — Dutch
Interesting facts
Midnight Court is a 1937 American crime drama film released by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film stars Ann Dvorak and John Litel, and was directed by Frank McDonald.
Background
1937's Midnight Court (originally titled, Justice After Dark) was the first film Ann Dvorak appeared in for Warner Bros. Pictures after being dismissed by the studio in 1935 for purportedly being too ill to work. Dvorak's role in her return film was not unlike roles she had portrayed in previous Warner Bros. productions, but Midnight Court marked the first time she received top billing in the credits.
To prepare for the role of court reporter, Dvorak reportedly spent some time in actual Los Angeles night courts.
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