Counsel for Crime

Where to Watch Counsel for Crime (1937)

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Released October 14th, 1937, 'Counsel for Crime' stars Otto Kruger, Douglass Montgomery, Julie Bishop, Thurston Hall The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 1 min, and received a user score of 65 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 1 well-known users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Otto Kruger once again plays a dynamic, bombastic attorney in Columbia's Counsel for Crime. Kruger plays William Mellon, a shifty shyster whose underhanded methods loses him the love of his sweetheart Anne (Nana Bryant), who subsequently marries a powerful senator (Thurston Hall). What Mellon doesn't know is that Anne has borne him a son, whom the senator has adopted. Reaching adulthood, Paul (Douglass Montgomery) opts for a legal career himself, taking a clerical job with his own father's firm. In typical "B"-picture, Mellon is charged with murdering one of his more odious clients -- and Paul is appointed prosecuting attorney in the case." .

'Counsel for Crime' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on October 14th, 1937