
Criminal Lawyer (1951)
Criminal Lawyer (1951), directed by Seymour Friedman, starring Pat O'Brien and Jane Wyatt.
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Synopsis
A drunken attorney tries to sober up in order to defend a friend in murder case.
- Philip TannuraCinematography
- Seymour FriedmanDirector
- Charles NelsonEditing
- Rudolph C. FlothowProducer
About the film
Criminal Lawyer is a 1951 American crime film noir directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Pat O'Brien and Jane Wyatt.
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Criminal Lawyer is a 1951 American crime film noir directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Pat O'Brien and Jane Wyatt.
Plot
An alcoholic attorney tries to maintain sobriety in order to defend a friend in a murder case.
Cast
Pat O'Brien as James Edward Reagan
Jane Wyatt as Maggie Powell
Carl Benton Reid as Tucker Bourne
Mary Castle as Gloria Lydendecker
Robert Shayne as Clark P. Sommers
Mike Mazurki as "Moose" Hendricks
Jerome Cowan as Walter Medford
Marvin Kaplan as Sam Kutler
Douglas Fowley as Harry Cheney
Mickey Knox as Vincent Cheney
Louis Jean Heydt as Frank Burnett
See also
List of American films of 1951
References
Bibliography
Blottner, Gene. Columbia Noir: A Complete Filmography, 1940-1962. McFarland, 2015.
External links
Criminal Lawyer at IMDb
Criminal Lawyer at the TCM Movie Database (archived)
Criminal Lawyer at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Text from Criminal Lawyer (1951 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_Lawyer_(1951_film)
Trivia
- It premiered on August 23, 1951, a Thursday.
- It runs 1h14 — short for a feature film.
- This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosColumbia Pictures
- CountriesUnited States
- LanguagesEnglish
- StatusReleased
Cast
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Pat O'Brien
James 'Jimmy' Regan -
Jane Wyatt
Maggie Powell -
Carl Benton Reid
Tucker Bourne -
Mary Castle
Gloria Lydendecker -
Robert Shayne
Clark Sommers -
Mike Mazurki
'Moose' Hendricks -
Jerome Cowan
Walter Medford -
Marvin Kaplan
Sam Kutler -
Douglas Fowley
Harry Cheney -
Mickey Knox
Vincent Cheney -
Louis Jean Heydt
Frank Burnett - Harlan Warde Byron Claymore
- Grandon Rhodes Judge J. Larrabee
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Charles Lane
Frederick Waterman - Mary Alan Hokanson Mrs. Johnson
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Darryl Hickman
Bill Webber -
John Hamilton
Police Captain Loomis -
Wallis Clark
Melville Webber
Quiz about this movie
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Plunder Road Crime from the 1950s
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Testemunha do Crime Crime from the 1950s
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Cidade Nua
7.2
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Anjo Diabólico
6.1
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Meu Pequeno Paraíso
6.1
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Perigosamente Juntos
6.0
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A Confissão de Thelma
6.6
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Um Tiro no Escuro
7.2
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O Segredo das Joias Crime from the 1950s
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Crime é Crime
7.1
Tags
Crew
- Philip Tannura Cinematography
- Seymour Friedman Director
- Charles Nelson Editing
- Rudolph C. Flothow Producer
- Harold Greene Screenplay
- Harold Greene Story
Questions about this film
What is Criminal Lawyer about?
Criminal Lawyer: A drunken attorney tries to sober up in order to defend a friend in murder case.
Who directed Criminal Lawyer?
Criminal Lawyer was directed by Seymour Friedman in 1951.
Who stars in Criminal Lawyer?
The cast of Criminal Lawyer includes Pat O'Brien, Jane Wyatt, Carl Benton Reid, Mary Castle and Robert Shayne.
How long is Criminal Lawyer?
Criminal Lawyer runs for 74 minutes, or 1h14.
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