Movielogr
Portia on Trial (1937)
Directed by George Nichols Jr.
Overview
Lady lawyer Portia Merryman (Frieda Inescourt) defends woebegone Elizabeth Manners (Heather Angel), who is on trial for shooting her lover Earle Condon (Neil Hamilton). Ironically, Portia herself had once had a relationship with Earle Condon, but Earle’s father, powerful publisher John Condon (Clarence Kolb), 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 (Walter Abel)—the attorney for the prosecution. LA Law and The Practice have nothing on this one!
Length 72 minutes
Actors
Walter Abel | Frieda Inescort | Neil Hamilton | Heather Angel | Ruth Donnelly | Barbara Pepper | Clarence Kolb | Anthony Marsh | Paul Stanton | George Cooper | John Kelly | Hobart Bosworth | Ian Maclaren | Chick Chandler | Bob Murphy | Inez Palange | Leo Gorcey | Huntley Gordon | Marion Ballou | Hooper Atchley | Nat Carr | Lucie Kaye | Jack Baxley | Brooks Benedict | Lynton Brent | Allan Cavan | Frank Dae | Sayre Dearing | Jack Deery | Dick Gordon | Sherry Hall | Carl M. Leviness | Frank Marlowe | Frank McLure | Harold Miller | William J. O'Brien | Jack O'Shea | Larry Steers