Corrupt alcoholic attorney Tom Cardigan is one of the best lawyers around, commanding the courtroom like a stage and often winning his cases. Mobster Valentine Powers, who employs Cardigan and put him through school, asks him to represent a woman, June Perry, accused of prostitution. Cardigan agrees. But he never expected to fall for her, which is problematic since he's angling to become governor and will need the right kind of wife.
Cast
John Barrymore
Tom Cardigan
Helen Twelvetrees
June Perry
Jill Esmond
Lillian Ulrich
William 'Stage' Boyd
Valentine 'Vanny' Powers (as William Boyd)
Mary Duncan
Nora Dean
Ralph Ince
Second Trial Defense Attorney
Albert Conti
Mario
Frederick Burton
Second Trial Judge
C. Henry Gordon
Attorney Graves
Paul Hurst
Police Captain Morgan
Oscar Apfel
Mr. Ulrich
Blanche Friderici
Night Court Judge (uncredited)
Raul Roulien
Señor Alvarado
Crew
George Archainbaud
Director
Gene Fowler
Screenplay, Dialogue
Rowland Brown
Screenplay, Dialogue
Louis Stevens
Story
Charles L. Kimball
Editor
Leo Tover
Director of Photography
Hal Walker
Assistant Director
Frank Shaw
Assistant Director
David O. Selznick
Executive Producer
James Kevin McGuinness
Associate Producer
George D. Ellis
Sound Recordist
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
Gaston Longet
Still Photographer
Carroll Clark
Art Direction
