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Summary
A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.
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- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
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Cast
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Edward G. RobinsonVictor Scott
Nina FochEllen Miles
Hugh MarloweRay Borden
Jayne MansfieldAngel O'Hara
Albert DekkerFrank Garland
Howard St. JohnE.A. Smith
Ellen CorbyMiss Hinkel
Edward PlattRalph Ford
Jan MerlinAndy Garth
Robert EllensteinJoe Knight
Jay AdlerJoseph Carter
Henry KulkyTaylor
James McCallionAllen Parker
Addison RichardsSteve Harper
Lawrence DobkinAl Carol
DeForest KelleyEdward Clary
Clark HowatGeorge Graves
Bess FlowersDiner at Bar of Justice Restaurant (uncredited)
Archie TwitchellMr. Manning (uncredited)
Chris AlcaideCop at Property Desk (uncredited)
Leon AltonCourt Clerk (uncredited)
John AlvinCourt Clerk (uncredited)
Roxanne ArlenGinnie Hathaway (uncredited)
Crew
- Directed by
- Lewis Allen
- Written by
- James R. Webb, W.R. Burnett, Frank J. Collins
- Produced by
- Frank P. Rosenberg
- Music by
- Max Steiner
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Facts
October 9, 1955 · 1 h 28 min · NR
- Released
- October 9, 1955
- Runtime
- 1 h 28 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Content
- Violence, Strong Language
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States
- Available in
- 131 countries