True Confession (1937)
A writer takes a job as a secretary because her scrupulous husband isn't bringing in the dough as an attorney. When her new employer is murdered, she can't seem to make up her mind as to whether she "dunnit" or not.
Director:
Wesley Ruggles
Writer:
Claude Binyon
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Carole Lombard as Helen Bartlett |
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Fred MacMurray as Kenneth Bartlett |
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John Barrymore as Charles Jasper |
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Una Merkel as Daisy McClure |
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Porter Hall as Mr. Hartman |
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Edgar Kennedy as Darsey |
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Lynne Overman as Bartender |
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Irving Bacon as Coroner |
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Fritz Feld as Krayler's Butler |
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Richard Carle as Judge |
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John T. Murray as Otto Krayler |
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Tom Dugan as McDougall |
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Garry Owen as Tony Krauch |
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Toby Wing as Suzanne Baggart |
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Hattie McDaniel as Ella |
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Eleanor Fisher as Reporter |
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Beaudine Anderson as Autograph Hunter (uncredited) |
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Herbert Ashley as Juror (uncredited) |
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Frank Austin as Caretaker (uncredited) |
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Baby Peggy as Autograph Hunter (uncredited) |
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Rosita Butler as Autograph Hunter (uncredited) |
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Dudley Clements as Juror (uncredited) |
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Chester Clute as Juror (uncredited) |
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Nick Copeland as Guard (uncredited) |
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Anne Cornwall as Alternate Juror (uncredited) |
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Charlotte Dabney as Newspaper Sketch Artist (uncredited) |
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Jack Daley as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Frank Du Frane as Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited) |
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Martin Faust as Door Attendant (uncredited) |
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Harry Fleischmann as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Byron Foulger as Ballistic Expert (uncredited) |
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George B. French as Juror (uncredited) |
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Norah Gale as Girl (uncredited) |
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Wesley Giraud as Autograph Hunter (uncredited) |
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Ned Glass as Second Photographer (uncredited) |
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Grace Goodall as Taxpayer Spectator (uncredited) |
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George Guhl as Darsey's Assistant (uncredited) |
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Harriette Haddon as Girl (uncredited) |
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Elmer Jerome as Juror (uncredited) |
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Carmencita Johnson as Autograph Hunter (uncredited) |
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Seessel Anne Johnson as Autograph Hunter (uncredited) |
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Lew Kelly as Court Captain (uncredited) |
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Kenner G. Kemp as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Gwen Kenyon as Girl (uncredited) |
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Arthur Lake as Attendant (uncredited) |
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Peggy Leon as Juror (uncredited) |
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Sharon Lewis as Yvonne Bolero (uncredited) |
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Jane Loofbourrow as Juror (uncredited) |
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Wally Maher as Assistant Prosecutor Ralston (uncredited) |
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Joyce Mathews as Girl in Cocktail Lounge (uncredited) |
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Bradley Metcalfe as Autograph Hunter (uncredited) |
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John Nasborough as Doorman (uncredited) |
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George Ovey as Juror (uncredited) |
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Franklin Parker as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Don Roberts as Court Attendant (uncredited) |
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Alma Ross as Girl (uncredited) |
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Art Rowlands as First Photographer (uncredited) |
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Charles Sherlock as Chauffeur (uncredited) |
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C.L. Sherwood as Door Attendant (uncredited) |
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Cora Shumway as Jail Matron (uncredited) |
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Gertrude Simpson as Juror (uncredited) |
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Walter Soderling as Juror (uncredited) |
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Mark Strong as Assistant Court Clerk (uncredited) |
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Brick Sullivan as Police Detective (uncredited) |
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Bernard Suss as Pedestrian (uncredited) |
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Jim Toney as Juror (uncredited) |
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Virginia Vale as Brunette Girl (uncredited) |
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Monte Vandergrift as Guard (uncredited) |
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Blanca Vischer as Woman (uncredited) |
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Pat West as Juror (uncredited) |
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Irving White as Juror (uncredited) |
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Gloria Williams as Woman (uncredited) |
| Directing | Wesley Ruggles | Director |
| Writing | Claude Binyon | Screenplay |
| Editing | Paul Weatherwax | Editor |
| Camera | Ted Tetzlaff | Director of Photography |
| Production | Albert Lewin | Producer |
| Sound | Donald F. Johnson | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Robert Usher | Art Direction |
| Writing | Georges Berr | Theatre Play |
| Sound | Friedrich Hollaender | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Earl S. Hayman | Sound Recordist |
| Art | A. E. Freudeman | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Louis Verneuil | Theatre Play |
| Art | Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Travis Banton | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Boris Morros | Music Director |