The Star Witness
The Greatest Picture of the Year!
1931 | 68m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | William A. Wellman |
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| Writer: | Lucien Hubbard |
| Staring: |
| A tough District Attorney goes after a murderous crime gang, only to find that his witnesses, an innocent family, have clammed up in fear of reprisals. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 22, 1931 |
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| Director: | William A. Wellman |
| Writer: | Lucien Hubbard |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | war veteran, kidnapping, gangster, grandfather, police protection, murder, gang, old man, shootout, fear, district attorney, perjury, playing flute, witness intimidation, police search, terrified family, crime witness |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Walter Huston | District Attorney Whitlock |
| Frances Starr | Ma Leeds |
| Grant Mitchell | Pa Leeds |
| Sally Blane | Sue Leeds |
| Ralph Ince | "Maxey" Campo |
| Edward Nugent | Jackie Leeds |
| Dickie Moore | Ned Leeds |
| Nat Pendleton | Big Jack |
| George Ernest | Donny Leeds |
| Russell Hopton | Deputy Thorpe |
| Charles 'Chic' Sale | Pvt. Summerill |
| Guy D'Ennery | Henchman Jack Short (uncredited) |
| Edgar Dearing | Henchman Jim Sockett (uncredited) |
| Mike Donlin | Henchman Mickey (uncredited) |
| Tom Dugan | Deputy Brown (uncredited) |
| Robert Elliott | Deputy Williams (uncredited) |
| Ben Hall | Timekeeper at W.P. Randolph (uncredited) |
| George Irving | Judge (uncredited) |
| Allan Lane | Young Deputy at the Leeds Home (uncredited) |
| Noel Madison | Henchman Horan (uncredited) |
| Fletcher Norton | Henchman Dopey (uncredited) |
| Bob Perry | Henchman Baldy (uncredited) |
| Harry Tenbrook | Henchman (uncredited) |
| Harry Watson | Baseball Player (uncredited) |
| William A. Wellman | Company Workman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William A. Wellman | Director |
| Lucien Hubbard | Dialogue, Writer |
| James Van Trees | Director of Photography |
| Harold McLernon | Editor |
| John Hughes | Art Direction |
| Frank Shaw | Assistant Director |
| Leo F. Forbstein | Music Director |
| Alois Reiser | Music |
| Vernon Larson | Assistant Camera |
| Lucille D'Antoine | Hairstylist |
| Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
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