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The Lawyer's Secret

Jun 6, 1931 · 1h 10m
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Crime
Drama

PLOT

Sailor Joe Hart, who is spending his shore leave at a gambling joint, sells his gun to young Laurie Roberts after losing terribly. After Hart again loses his last dime, he leaves the joint and steals a car in order to return to his ship. Later that night, a tough gambler named "The Weasel" convinces Laurie, who also lost badly, that Baldy, the joint's owner, is crooked, and they both return to the joint to break open the safe. During the holdup, The Weasel kills Baldy with Joe's gun and, after being picked up for speeding, Joe is arrested for murder.

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CAST

Clive Brook
Drake Norris
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
Laurie Roberts
Richard Arlen
Joe Hart
Fay Wray
Kay Roberts
Jean Arthur
Beatrice Stevens
Francis McDonald
The Weasel
Harold Goodwin
'Madame X'
Syd Saylor
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Directed by Max Marcin

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Paramount Pictures
Country
US

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