Portia on Trial

Portia on Trial

Will Not Interest Children!

1937 · 72 min · ★ 5.8 · Crime, Drama

Lady lawyer Portia Merryman defends woebegone Elizabeth Manners, who is on trial for shooting her lover Earle Condon. Ironically, Portia herself had once had a relationship with Earle Condon, but Earle's father, powerful publisher John Condon, 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 -- the attorney for the prosecution. LA Law and The Practice have nothing on this one!

Directed by George Nichols Jr.

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Cast

Walter Abel Dan Foster
Frieda Inescort Portia Merriman
Neil Hamilton Earle Condon
Heather Angel Elizabeth Manners
Ruth Donnelly Jane Wilkins
Barbara Pepper Evelyn
Clarence Kolb John Condon
Anthony Marsh Richard Conlan
Paul Stanton Judge
George Cooper Efe
John Kelly Hank
Hobart Bosworth Governor

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