Portia on Trial
Portia on Trial
Release: 1937-11-08
·Runtime: 72m
·★ 5.4
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!
Production Countries
United States of America
Cast
Heather Angel
as Elizabeth Manners
Chick Chandler
as Barker
Brooks Benedict
as Portia's Co-Counsel
Frank Dae
as Head of Disbarment Committee
Frank Marlowe
as Reporter
Frank McLure
as Attorney at Trial
Barbara Pepper
as Evelyn
Huntley Gordon
as Dr. Thorndike
Nat Carr
as 1st Committeeman
Harold Miller
as Party Guest
Frieda Inescort
as Portia Merriman
Ruth Donnelly
as Jane Wilkins
Paul Stanton
as Judge
Neil Hamilton
as Earle Condon
Hobart Bosworth
as Governor
Lynton Brent
as Reporter
Carl M. Leviness
as Jury Foreman
John Kelly
as Hank
Lucie Kaye
as Switchboard Operator
Jack O'Shea
as Reporter
Larry Steers
as Party Guest
Walter Abel
as Dan Foster
Anthony Marsh
as Richard Conlan
Leo Gorcey
as Joe Gannow
Sayre Dearing
as Prosecution Co-Counsel
Clarence Kolb
as John Condon
George Cooper
as Efe
Inez Palange
as Mrs. Gannow
Hooper Atchley
as Jack Madden