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Witness for the Prosecution
Sir Wilfrid, un brillant et expérimenté avocat spécialiste des causes perdues, sort d'un séjour prolongé à l'hôpital et doit, pour des raisons de santé, renoncer à s'occuper d'affaires criminelles trop stimulantes. C'est à ce moment que Leonard Vole, accusé du meurtre de Mme French, vient lui demander son aide. Bien que l'affaire paraisse passionnante, Sir Wilfrid refuse de s'en occuper pour préserver sa santé et conseille un autre avocat, Mr Brogan-Moore, un de ses anciens élèves. Après le départ de Leonard Vole du bureau de Sir Wilfrid, Christine Vole, la femme de Leonard, fait son apparition. Elle est son seul alibi pour le soir du meurtre. Son attitude très froide et son rôle crucial dans l'affaire font changer Sir Wilfrid d'avis, qui décide malgré les recommandations des médecins de s'occuper de cette affaire fascinante.
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Cast
George Blagoi
as Juror (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
as Juror (uncredited)
Cap Somers
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Norbert Schiller
as Spotlight Operator in German Cafe (uncredited)
Torin Thatcher
as Mr. Myers
Philip Tonge
as Inspector Hearne
William H. O'Brien
as Barrister (uncredited)
John Williams
as Brogan-Moore
Ruta Lee
as Diana
Eddie Baker
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Francis Compton
as Judge
Paul Kruger
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe
as Carter
Bert Stevens
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Tyrone Power
as Leonard Vole
Leoda Richards
as Hat Store Sales Clerk (uncredited)
Ben Wright
as Barrister Reading Charges (uncredited)
Norma Varden
as Mrs. French
George Calliga
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Elsa Lanchester
as Miss Plimsoll
Una O'Connor
as Janet
Minta Durfee
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Frank McLure
as Court Officer (uncredited)
Ottola Nesmith
as Miss Johnson (uncredited)
Charles Laughton
as Sir Wilfrid
Steve Carruthers
as Barrister (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
as Barrister (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Courtroom spectator (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Henry Daniell
as Mayhew
Patrick Aherne
as Court Officer (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
J. Pat O'Malley
as Shorts Salesman (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Marjorie Eaton
as Miss O'Brien (uncredited)
Jack Raine
as Doctor (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
as Clerk at Old Bailey (uncredited)
Marlene Dietrich
as Christine
Crew
Agatha Christie
Novel
Edith Head
Costume Design
Daniel Mandell
Editor
Wally Westmore
Makeup Artist
Billy Wilder
Screenplay, Director
Lawrence B. Marcus
Adaptation
Ernest Gold
Conductor
Russell Harlan
Director of Photography
Harry Kurnitz
Screenplay
Alexandre Trauner
Production Design, Art Direction
Charles Gemora
Makeup Artist