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Portia on Trial
Directed byGeorge Nicholls Jr.
Written byFaith Baldwin (story)
Samuel Ornitz
Edward E. Paramore Jr.
Produced byAlbert E. Levoy
StarringFrieda Inescort
Heather Angel
Neil Hamilton
Walter Abel
CinematographyHarry J. Wild
Edited byHoward O'Neill
Music byAlberto Colombo
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • November 8, 1937 (1937-11-08)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Portia on Trial is a 1937 American film about a trial based on story of Faith Baldwin and directed by George Nicholls Jr. It was nominated to win the Oscar for Best Music in the 10th Academy Awards.[1]

Plot

Lady lawyer Portia Merryman defends woebegone Elizabeth Manners, who is on trial for shooting her lover Earle Condon.

Cast

Actor/Actress Character
Walter Abel Dan Foster
Frieda Inescort Portia Merriman
Neil Hamilton Earle Condon
Heather Angel Elizabeth Manners
Ruth Donnelly Jane Wilkins
Barbara Pepper Evelyn
Clarence Kolb John Condon
Anthony Marsh Richard Conlan
Paul Stanton Judge
George Cooper Efe
John Kelly Hank
Hobart Bosworth Governator
Ian MacLaren Father Caslez
Leo Gorcey Joe Gannow

References

  1. ^ "The 10th Academy Awards (1938) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-09.