

Crime
Overview
A drunken attorney tries to sober up in order to defend a friend in murder case.
Top Cast


Pat O'Brien
Pat O'Brien
James 'Jimmy' Regan
Pat O'Brien
James 'Jimmy' Regan


Jane Wyatt
Jane Wyatt
Maggie Powell
Jane Wyatt
Maggie Powell


Carl Benton Reid
Carl Benton Reid
Tucker Bourne
Carl Benton Reid
Tucker Bourne


Mary Castle
Mary Castle
Gloria Lydendecker
Mary Castle
Gloria Lydendecker


Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne
Clark Sommers
Robert Shayne
Clark Sommers


Mike Mazurki
Mike Mazurki
'Moose' Hendricks
Mike Mazurki
'Moose' Hendricks


Jerome Cowan
Jerome Cowan
Walter Medford
Jerome Cowan
Walter Medford


Marvin Kaplan
Marvin Kaplan
Sam Kutler
Marvin Kaplan
Sam Kutler


Douglas Fowley
Douglas Fowley
Harry Cheney
Douglas Fowley
Harry Cheney


Mickey Knox
Mickey Knox
Vincent Cheney
Mickey Knox
Vincent Cheney
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