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Attorney for the Defense (1932)

Directed by Irving Cummings

After his court arguments send an innocent man to his death, remorseful prosecutor William J. Burton (Edmund Lowe) becomes a defense attorney and takes the wronged man’s son under his wing, but their bond is tested when Burton’s two-timing ex-lover (Evelyn Brent) surfaces.  Her scheming seduction results in a dead body and a tense drama, as Burton struggles to atone for past mistakes.

Columbia Pictures Corp. Producer: Harry Cohn. Screenwriter: Jo Swerling. Cinematographer: Teddy Tetzlaff.  Editor: Gene Havlick. Cast: Edmund Lowe, Evelyn Brent, Constance Cummings, Donald Dilloway, Bradley Page.

35mm, b/w, 70 min.