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Portia on Trial

Will Not Interest Children!
Nov 8, 1937 · 1h 12m
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Crime
Drama

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Lady lawyer Portia Merryman defends woebegone Elizabeth Manners, who is on trial for shooting her lover Earle Condon. Ironically, Portia herself had once had a relationship with Earle Condon, but Earle's father, powerful publisher John Condon, forced them apart. She has a pretty good idea of what is going on in Elizabeth's head, since she herself was on the verge of killing Earle Condon when his father ruthlessly took custody of her illegitimate son. As Portia toils and strains to free her client, she carries on a romance with Dan Foster -- the attorney for the prosecution. LA Law and The Practice have nothing on this one!

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CAST

Walter Abel
Dan Foster
Frieda Inescort
Portia Merriman
Neil Hamilton
Earle Condon
Heather Angel
Elizabeth Manners
Ruth Donnelly
Jane Wilkins
Barbara Pepper
Evelyn
Clarence Kolb
John Condon
Anthony Marsh
Richard Conlan
Directed by George Nichols Jr.

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Released
Original language
EN
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Production
Republic Pictures
Country
US
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