Released Date:
1931-06-20
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
93 min
Rated:
PASSED
IMDB Ratings:
6.7 (1417 Reviews)
Director:
Clarence BrownAdela Rogers St. Johns (from the book by)
John Meehan (dialogue continuity)
Becky Gardiner (adaptation)
Stephen Ashe, an upper class alcoholic defense attourney, successfully defends local mobster Ace Wilfong in a murder case. After his daughter Jan Ashe breaks her engagement to polo player Dwight Winthrop and starts an affair with Wilfong, she finds that the liason is not easily severed when she wants out. Winthrop earns Miss Ashe's true affections by killing Wilfong to break his grip on her. Now the question is, can Stephen Ashe save Winthrop with an impassioned defense speech to the jury?
Totam delectus ullam exercitationem maiores. Praesentium velit veniam reiciendis esse. Error ea culpa natus quo occaecati doloremque. Facere quae itaque numquam libero similique provident quaerat.
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