The Lawyer's Secret (1931)
Sailor Joe Hart, who is spending his shore leave at a gambling joint, sells his gun to young Laurie Roberts after losing terribly. After Hart again loses his last dime, he leaves the joint and steals a car in order to return to his ship. Later that night, a tough gambler named "The Weasel" convinces Laurie, who also lost badly, that Baldy, the joint's owner, is crooked, and they both return to the joint to break open the safe. During the holdup, The Weasel kills Baldy with Joe's gun and, after being picked up for speeding, Joe is arrested for murder.
Directors: Max Marcin, Louis J. Gasnier.
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Clive Brook as Drake Norris |
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Charles 'Buddy' Rogers as Laurie Roberts |
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Richard Arlen as Joe Hart |
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Fay Wray as Kay Roberts |
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Jean Arthur as Beatrice Stevens |
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Francis McDonald as The Weasel |
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Harold Goodwin as 'Madame X' |
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Syd Saylor as Red |
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Lawrence LaMarr as Tom |
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Sheila Bromley as Madge - Madame X's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
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G. Pat Collins as Motorcycle Officer (uncredited) |
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Gordon De Main as Detective (uncredited) |
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Claire Dodd as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Robert Homans as Chief of Police (uncredited) |
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Payne B. Johnson as Baby (uncredited) |
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Edward LeSaint as Prison Warden (uncredited) |
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Wilbur Mack as Frank - District Attorney (uncredited) |
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Guy Oliver as Prison Turnkey (uncredited) |
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Bob Perry as Baldy (uncredited) |
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Hal Price as Detective (uncredited) |
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Willard Robertson as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Directing | Max Marcin | Director |
| Directing | Louis J. Gasnier | Director |
| Writing | Lloyd Corrigan | Writer |
| Writing | James Hilary Finn | Story |
| Writing | Max Marcin | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Travis Banton | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Camera | Arthur L. Todd | Director of Photography |