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Society Lawyer

She was killed 40 floors above Park Avenue! Can you solve the crime in the clouds? (
Mar 21, 1939 · 1h 17m
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Crime
Drama
Mystery

PLOT

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.

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CAST

Walter Pidgeon
Christopher Durant
Virginia Bruce
Pat Abbott
Leo Carrillo
Tony Gazotti
Eduardo Ciannelli
Jim Crelliman
Lee Bowman
Phil Saddall
Frances Mercer
Sue Leonard
Ann Morriss
Judy Barton
Herbert Mundin
Layton
Directed by Edwin L. Marin

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Country
US

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