Portia on Trial

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Portia on Trial (1937)

Directed by George Nichols Jr.

“Will Not Interest Children!”

Crime, Drama · 1h 12m

Lady lawyer Portia Merryman defends woebegone Elizabeth Manners, who is on trial for shooting her lover Earle Condon. Ironically, Portia herself had once had a relationship with Earle Condon, but Earle's father, powerful publisher John Condon, forced them apart. She has a pretty good idea of what is going on in Elizabeth's head, since she herself was on the verge of killing Earle Condon when his father ruthlessly took custody of her illegitimate son. As Portia toils and strains to free her client, she carries on a romance with Dan Foster -- the attorney for the prosecution. LA Law and The Practice have nothing on this one!

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Cast

Walter Abel Dan Foster Frieda Inescort Portia Merriman Neil Hamilton Earle Condon Heather Angel Elizabeth Manners Ruth Donnelly Jane Wilkins Barbara Pepper Evelyn Clarence Kolb John Condon Anthony Marsh Richard Conlan Paul Stanton Judge George Cooper Efe John Kelly Hank Hobart Bosworth Governor

Crew

Director
George Nichols Jr.
Original Music Composer
Alberto Colombo

Details

Release date
1937-11-08
Runtime
1h 12m
Genres
Crime, Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Republic Pictures