State's Attorney (1932)
Corrupt alcoholic attorney Tom Cardigan is one of the best lawyers around, commanding the courtroom like a stage and often winning his cases. Mobster Valentine Powers, who employs Cardigan and put him through school, asks him to represent a woman, June Perry, accused of prostitution. Cardigan agrees. But he never expected to fall for her, which is problematic since he's angling to become governor and will need the right kind of wife.
Director:
George Archainbaud
Writers:
Gene Fowler, Rowland Brown.
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John Barrymore as Tom Cardigan |
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Helen Twelvetrees as June Perry |
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Jill Esmond as Lillian Ulrich |
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William 'Stage' Boyd as Valentine 'Vanny' Powers (as William Boyd) |
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Mary Duncan as Nora Dean |
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Ralph Ince as Second Trial Defense Attorney |
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Albert Conti as Mario |
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Frederick Burton as Second Trial Judge |
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C. Henry Gordon as Attorney Graves |
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Paul Hurst as Police Captain Morgan |
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Oscar Apfel as Mr. Ulrich |
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Blanche Friderici as Night Court Judge (uncredited) |
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Raul Roulien as Señor Alvarado |
| Directing | George Archainbaud | Director |
| Writing | Louis Stevens | Story |
| Production | James Kevin McGuinness | Associate Producer |
| Production | David O. Selznick | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Leo Tover | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Charles L. Kimball | Editor |
| Art | Carroll Clark | Art Direction |
| Directing | Frank Shaw | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Hal Walker | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Gene Fowler | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gene Fowler | Dialogue |
| Writing | Rowland Brown | Screenplay |
| Writing | Rowland Brown | Dialogue |
| Sound | George D. Ellis | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Gaston Longet | Still Photographer |
