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The Spellbinder
The Spellbinder

The Spellbinder

1939·1h 9m·Crime, Romance, Drama
6.34 ratings

Overview

Jed Marlowe is a brilliant, scheming, unscrupulous criminal lawyer whose specialty is defending criminal he knows is guilty but gets them off through loop-holes or bribery. Then his daughter, misled by her father’s courtroom performance, but unaware of his back-room tactics, marries the killer her father has just unjustly save from the electric chair. What’s a poor father to do?

Cast

  • Lee TracyLee TracyJed Marlowe
  • Barbara ReadBarbara ReadJanet Marlowe
  • Patric KnowlesPatric KnowlesTom Dixon
  • Allan LaneAllan LaneSteve Kendall
  • Linda HayesLinda HayesMiss Simpson
  • Morgan ConwayMorgan ConwayMr. Carrington
  • Robert Emmett KeaneRobert Emmett KeaneJudge Butler, Second Trial
  • Roy GordonRoy GordonThird Trial Judge
  • Robert StrangeRobert StrangeFirst Trial Judge
  • Elliott SullivanElliott SullivanHarry 'Ice Box' Swinnerty
  • Leonid KinskeyLeonid KinskeyHarry Beldon, Saxophone Player
  • Stanley BlystoneStanley BlystoneCourt Clerk, Second Trial (uncredited)
  • Paul E. BurnsPaul E. BurnsHotel Clerk (uncredited)
  • Chester CluteChester CluteDr. Hillary Schunk (uncredited)
  • Chester ConklinChester ConklinCourtroom Extra (uncredited)

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