Behind Stone Walls
5.5
Esther Clay, wife of District Attorney John Clay and mother of attorney Bob Clay, is having an affair with Jack Keene. Scorned by him Esther kills Jack. Bob comes to her defense and confesses to the shooting. The father prosecutes the son who receives a life imprisonment sentence. Jack Keene's butler Druggett knows the truth and blackmails Esther. Bob's girlfriend Peg Harper summons John Clay to the scene...
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Cast
11 people
Edward Nugent
Bob Clay
Known for
42nd Street
Night Nurse
Priscilla Dean
Esther Clay
Also in
Slipping Wives
Outside the Law
Ann Christy
Peg Harper - Bob's Girlfriend
Known for
Speedy
Robert Elliott
District Attorney John Manson Clay
Known for
The Maltese Falcon
The Roaring Twenties
Robert Ellis
Jack Keene - Man-about-Town
Also in
The Love Trap
The Sphinx
George Chesebro
Druggett - Blackmailing Butler
Known for
Batman
Vance Carroll
Reporter at Trial (uncredited)
Also in
Yellow Cargo
Million Dollar Haul
Allan Cavan
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Known for
Dishonored
Stanley Mack
Reporter at Trial (uncredited)
Also in
Mooching Through Georgia
The Great Hospital Mystery
Frank Meredith
Court Guard (uncredited)
Also in
The Last Crooked Mile
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Harold Nelson
Judge (uncredited)
Also in
Dishonored
Sisters of Eve
Frank R. Strayer Director · George B. Seitz Screenplay Jules Cronjager Cinematographer
United States release March 15, 1932 · Produced in United States · Production Mayfair Pictures Corporation
Production
Action Pictures
Production
Mayfair Pictures Corporation
Production
United States
Produced in
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 15, 1932
Theatrical
United States
July 13, 1932 · Theatrical
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