Portia on Trial

Portia on Trial (1937)

CrimeDrama

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!

Director: George Nichols Jr.

Casts

	Walter Abel as Dan Foster
	Frieda Inescort as Portia Merriman
	Neil Hamilton as Earle Condon
	Heather Angel as Elizabeth Manners
	Ruth Donnelly as Jane Wilkins
	Barbara Pepper as Evelyn
	Clarence Kolb as John Condon
	Anthony Marsh as Richard Conlan
	Paul Stanton as Judge
	George Cooper as Efe
	John Kelly as Hank
	Hobart Bosworth as Governor
	Ian Maclaren as Father Caslez
	Chick Chandler as Barker
	Bob Murphy as Inspector
	Inez Palange as Mrs. Gannow
	Leo Gorcey as Joe Gannow
	Huntley Gordon as Dr. Thorndike
	Marion Ballou as Mrs. Manners
	Hooper Atchley as Jack Madden
	Nat Carr as 1st Committeeman
	Lucie Kaye as Switchboard Operator
	Jack Baxley as Juror
	Brooks Benedict as Portia's Co-Counsel
	Lynton Brent as Reporter
	Allan Cavan as Richard Conlon's Doctor
	Frank Dae as Head of Disbarment Committee
	Sayre Dearing as Prosecution Co-Counsel
	Jack Deery as Major Greenwood
	Dick Gordon as Party Guest
	Sherry Hall as Bailiff
	Carl M. Leviness as Jury Foreman
	Frank Marlowe as Reporter
	Frank McLure as Attorney at Trial
	Harold Miller as Party Guest
	William J. O'Brien as Juror
	Jack O'Shea as Reporter
	Larry Steers as Party Guest

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