The Witness Chair
WHO WOULD BELIEVE THAT A WOMAN LIKE THIS WOULD KILL A MAN?
1936 | 64m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | George Nichols Jr. |
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| Writer: | Rita Weiman, Gertrude Purcell, Rian James |
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| Late one night, secretary Paula Young (Ann Harding) leaves the office of her boss, Stanley Whittaker (Douglas Dumbrille, locking the door and taking the stairs to avoid being seen by the elevator operator (Frank Jenks). The next morning, the cleaning lady finds Whittaker's dead body, an apparent suicide. Police Lieutenant Poole (Moroni Olsen) finds a letter signed by Whittaker in which the deceased states he embezzled $75,000. Soon, however, he suspects otherwise and, after investigating, arrests widower James "Jim" Trent (Walter Abel), the vice president of Whittaker. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 23, 1936 |
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| Director: | George Nichols Jr. |
| Writer: | Rita Weiman, Gertrude Purcell, Rian James |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | false accusations |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Ann Harding | Paula Young |
| Walter Abel | James Trent |
| Douglass Dumbrille | Stanley Whittaker |
| Margaret Hamilton | Grace Franklin |
| Frances Sage | Constance Trent |
| Moroni Olsen | Lt. Poole |
| William Benedict | Benny Ryan |
| Paul Harvey | Martin |
| Frank Jenks | Roy Levino |
| Murray Kinnell | Defense Attorney Conrick |
| Charles Arnt | Mr. Henshaw |
| Maxine Jennings | Tillie Jones |
| William Bailey | Court Bailiff |
| Barlowe Borland | Mr. O'Neil |
| Alan Curtis | Reporter in Coutroom |
| Jack Gargan | Laughing Reporter |
| Fred Kelsey | Detective Costigan |
| Mike Lally | Prosecutor's Assistant |
| Louise Latimer | Reporter in Courtroom |
| Edward LeSaint | Judge McKenzie |
| Arthur Loft | Bailiff |
| Thomas Martin | Courtroom Spectator |
| George Offerman, Jr. | Messenger With Tickets |
| Hilda Vaughn | Anna Yifnick |
| Name | Job |
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| Rita Weiman | Story |
| Gertrude Purcell | Screenplay |
| George Nichols Jr. | Director |
| Rian James | Screenplay |
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