Counsel for Crime
6.5
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1937-10-14
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Romance
Crime
Drama
Otto Kruger once again plays a dynamic, bombastic attorney in Columbia's Counsel for Crime. Kruger plays William Mellon, a shifty shyster whose underhanded methods loses him the love of his sweetheart Anne (Nana Bryant), who subsequently marries a powerful senator (Thurston Hall). What Mellon doesn't know is that Anne has borne him a son, whom the senator has adopted. Reaching adulthood, Paul (Douglass Montgomery) opts for a legal career himself, taking a clerical job with his own father's firm. In typical "B"-picture, Mellon is charged with murdering one of his more odious clients -- and Paul is appointed prosecuting attorney in the case.
Featured Crew
| John Brahm | Director |
| Harold Shumate | Story |
| Grace Neville | Screenplay |
| Lee Loeb | Screenplay |
| Harold Buchman | Screenplay |
| Fred Niblo Jr. | Screenplay |
