Society Lawyer
6.3
“She was killed 40 floors above Park Avenue! Can you solve the crime in the clouds? (”
Society lawyer Christopher Durant agrees to defend his friend Phil Siddall who was arrested for the murder of an ex-girlfriend. With the help of nightclub singer Pat Abbott and crime boss Tony Gazotti (a former client), Durant launches his own investigation of the murder in order to prove his friend's innocence.
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Cast
19 people
Walter Pidgeon
Christopher Durant
Known for
Forbidden Planet
How Green Was My Valley
Virginia Bruce
Pat Abbott
Known for
The Invisible Woman
The Great Ziegfeld
Leo Carrillo
Tony Gazotti
Known for
Phantom of the Opera
Manhattan Melodrama
Eduardo Ciannelli
Jim Crelliman
Known for
Boot Hill
Foreign Correspondent
Lee Bowman
Phil Saddall
Known for
House by the River
Cover Girl
Frances Mercer
Sue Leonard
Known for
Vivacious Lady
There's Always Tomorrow
Ann Morriss
Judy Barton
Known for
The Women
Herbert Mundin
Layton
Known for
Mutiny on the Bounty
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Frank M. Thomas
Lt. Stevens
Known for
Bachelor Mother
Edward Brophy
Max
Known for
The Thin Man
Mad Love
Tom Kennedy
Alf
Known for
Monkey Business
Pack Up Your Troubles
Clarence Kolb
Mr. Leonard
Known for
His Girl Friday
Adam's Rib
Edwin L. Marin Director · Leon Gordon Screenplay Hugo Butler Screenplay
Worldwide gross $472K · Budget $232K · United States release March 21, 1939
Box office
Budget
$232,000
Worldwide gross
$472,000
Gross vs. budget
2.0×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 21, 1939
Theatrical
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