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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.

Release: 1939-03-21
Runtime: 77 min
Rating: 5 / 10
Cast
Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon
Christopher Durant
Virginia Bruce
Virginia Bruce
Pat Abbott
Leo Carrillo
Leo Carrillo
Tony Gazotti
Eduardo Ciannelli
Eduardo Ciannelli
Jim Crelliman
Lee Bowman
Lee Bowman
Phil Saddall
Frances Mercer
Frances Mercer
Sue Leonard
Ann Morriss
Ann Morriss
Judy Barton
Herbert Mundin
Herbert Mundin
Layton
Frank M. Thomas
Frank M. Thomas
Lt. Stevens
Edward Brophy
Edward Brophy
Max
Tom Kennedy
Tom Kennedy
Alf
Clarence Kolb
Clarence Kolb
Mr. Leonard
Pierre Watkin
Pierre Watkin
Henry V. Adams
Ian Wolfe
Ian Wolfe
Schmidt
Paul Guilfoyle
Paul Guilfoyle
Murtock
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
Secretary
Joseph Crehan
Joseph Crehan
City Editor
Lillian Yarbo
Lillian Yarbo
Maid