Society Lawyer (1939)
She was killed 40 floors above Park Avenue! Can you solve the crime in the clouds? (
Society lawyer Christopher Durant agrees to defend his friend Phil Siddall who was arrested for the murder of an ex-girlfriend. With the help of nightclub singer Pat Abbott and crime boss Tony Gazotti (a former client), Durant launches his own investigation of the murder in order to prove his friend's innocence.
- Date of release
- 1939-03-21
- TMDB
- 5.4 / 10 (11)
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Director
- Edwin L. Marin
Casting
- Walter Pidgeon — Christopher Durant
- Virginia Bruce — Pat Abbott
- Leo Carrillo — Tony Gazotti
- Eduardo Ciannelli — Jim Crelliman
- Lee Bowman — Phil Saddall
- Frances Mercer — Sue Leonard
- Ann Morriss — Judy Barton
- Herbert Mundin — Layton
- Frank M. Thomas — Lt. Stevens
- Edward Brophy — Max
- Tom Kennedy — Alf
- Clarence Kolb — Mr. Leonard
Interesting facts
Society Lawyer is a 1939 crime film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Walter Pidgeon and Virginia Bruce. It is a milder remake of the pre-Code Penthouse (1933).
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