After an overly aggressive district attorney unknowingly sends an innocent man to the chair, he resigns, turns to drinking, and acquires a criminal clientèle.After an overly aggressive district attorney unknowingly sends an innocent man to the chair, he resigns, turns to drinking, and acquires a criminal clientèle.After an overly aggressive district attorney unknowingly sends an innocent man to the chair, he resigns, turns to drinking, and acquires a criminal clientèle.
- Edward Clary
- (as DeForest Kelly)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaFrank Garland's impressive collection of Impressionist art actually was loaned to the film by collector Edward G. Robinson. Included are works by Gaugin, Degas, Duran, and Robinson's wife, Gladys Lloyd. The collective value of the paintings at the time was estimated to be $213,000 ($2.44M in 2023) for insurance purposes.
- GoofsWhen Victor Scott addresses the jury he refers to the 45 revolver used to kill Gloria Benson in the opening scene. The gun in fact is a semi-automatic pistol, not a revolver.
- Quotes
Victor Scott: [answering the phone] Mr. Scott's office.
[pause]
Victor Scott: No, this is not the Safeway Cleaners and Dryers!
[hanging up]
Victor Scott: Some idiot wants his pants pressed.
Miss Hinkel: Maybe we oughta get a new number.
Victor Scott: No, not so fast. We may be pressing pants yet!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Illegal: Marked for Life (2007)
- SoundtracksToo Marvelous for Words
(uncredited)
Music by Richard A. Whiting
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Performed by Jayne Mansfield (dubbed by Bonnie Lou Williams)
If a little creaky on the edges, the core of this minor movie is solid as it gets: Edward G. Robinson as a troubled lawyer. It starts fast, gets faster, has some spectacular twists (in the courtroom, apparently based on real legal cases), and ends up being redemptive.
The support cast is the biggest problem here (and probably the direction that is trying to get the most out of them). The story is slightly sensational, and has some clichéd parts (the bad mobster, the crooked D.A., the woman caught in the middle) but it's a lot of fun at the same time. Director Lewis Allen is obscure, and possibly over his head in a fairly complicated movie. The only big name behind the scenes is the impeccable Max Steiner, so the score is terrific.
And Robinson shows how much he can act, again. It's worth it just for him.
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- May 16, 2010
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Nevino osudjen
- Filming locations
- 100 block of West 4th Street, Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA(Victor and Miss Hinkel drive East on 4th St. followed by Andy and the police following Victor's meeting with Garland near movie's end)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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