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  • The Spellbinder (1939)
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    69 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The Spellbinder (1939)
Approved
69 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Jed Marlowe is a brilliant, scheming, unscrupulous criminal lawyer whose specialty is defending criminal he knows is guilty but gets them off through loop-holes or bribery. Then his daughter, misled by her father's courtroom performance, ...See moreJed Marlowe is a brilliant, scheming, unscrupulous criminal lawyer whose specialty is defending criminal he knows is guilty but gets them off through loop-holes or bribery. Then his daughter, misled by her father's courtroom performance, but unaware of his back-room tactics, marries the killer her father has just unjustly save from the electric chair. What's a poor father to do? Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
Joseph Anthony (story) | Thomas Lennon (screenplay) | Joseph Fields (screenplay) (as Joseph A. Fields)
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Updated Jul 28, 1939

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Jul 28, 1939 (United States)

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Cast

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40 cast members
Name Known for
Lee Tracy
Jed Marlowe Jed Marlowe   See fewer
Barbara Read
Janet Marlowe Janet Marlowe   See fewer
Patric Knowles
Tom Dixon Tom Dixon   See fewer
Allan Lane
Steve Kindal Steve Kindal   See fewer
Linda Hayes
Miss Simpson Miss Simpson   See fewer
Morgan Conway
Mr. Carrington Mr. Carrington   See fewer
Robert Emmett Keane
Judge Butler - Second Trial Judge Butler - Second Trial   See fewer
Roy Gordon
Third Trial Judge Third Trial Judge   See fewer
Robert Strange
First Trial Judge First Trial Judge   See fewer
Elliott Sullivan
Harry 'Ice Box' Swinnerty Harry 'Ice Box' Swinnerty   See fewer
Leonid Kinskey
Harry Beldon - Saxophone Player Harry Beldon - Saxophone Player   See fewer
Stanley Blystone
Court Clerk - Second Trial (uncredited) Court Clerk - Second Trial (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul E. Burns
Hotel Clerk (uncredited) Hotel Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Chester Clute
Dr. Hillary Schunk (uncredited) Dr. Hillary Schunk (uncredited)   See fewer
Chester Conklin
Courtroom Extra (uncredited) Courtroom Extra (uncredited)   See fewer
Clyde Dilson
Duffy - Second Trial Bailiff (uncredited) Duffy - Second Trial Bailiff (uncredited)   See fewer
Julia Faye
Courtroom Extra (uncredited) Courtroom Extra (uncredited)   See fewer
Bess Flowers
Nightclub Extra (uncredited) Nightclub Extra (uncredited)   See fewer
Byron Foulger
J.J. Henkins - Auditor (uncredited) J.J. Henkins - Auditor (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Gargan
Tom - Taxi Driver (uncredited) Tom - Taxi Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Gargan
Courtroom Extra (uncredited) Courtroom Extra (uncredited)   See fewer
Earle Hodgins
First Marriage License Clerk (uncredited) First Marriage License Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Homans
Court Policeman at Door (uncredited) Court Policeman at Door (uncredited)   See fewer
Lew Kelly
Turnkey (uncredited) Turnkey (uncredited)   See fewer
Donald Kerr
Taxi Driver (uncredited) Taxi Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Doris Lloyd
Mrs. Raymond - School Headmistress (uncredited) Mrs. Raymond - School Headmistress (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Marlowe
Taxi Driver (uncredited) Taxi Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom McGuire
Juror - First Trial (uncredited) Juror - First Trial (uncredited)   See fewer
Bruce Mitchell
Policeman Testifying at Third Trial (uncredited) Policeman Testifying at Third Trial (uncredited)   See fewer
Forbes Murray
Second Marriage License Clerk (uncredited) Second Marriage License Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
George Noisom
Bellboy (uncredited) Bellboy (uncredited)   See fewer
Emory Parnell
Club 88 Doorman (uncredited) Club 88 Doorman (uncredited)   See fewer
Russ Powell
Juror - First Trial (uncredited) Juror - First Trial (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Puglia
Headwaiter (uncredited) Headwaiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Leona Roberts
Mrs. Jenkins (uncredited) Mrs. Jenkins (uncredited)   See fewer
Ronald R. Rondell
Reporter at Third Trial (uncredited) Reporter at Third Trial (uncredited)   See fewer
Gertrude Sutton
Miss Burke - aka Ice Box's Wife (uncredited) Miss Burke - aka Ice Box's Wife (uncredited)   See fewer
Harland Tucker
Kendall's Editor (uncredited) Kendall's Editor (uncredited)   See fewer
Monte Vandergrift
Official from D.A.'s Office (uncredited) Official from D.A.'s Office (uncredited)   See fewer
Virginia Weidler
Girl (uncredited) Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
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