Counsel for Crime 87 years old

One Word from Him... And Five Lives Are Doomed!

Counsel for Crime

Otto Kruger once again plays a dynamic, bombastic attorney in Columbia's Counsel for Crime. Kruger plays William Mellon, a shifty shyster whose underhanded methods loses him the love of his sweetheart Anne (Nana Bryant), who subsequently marries a powerful senator (Thurston Hall). What Mellon doesn't know is that Anne has borne him a son, whom the senator has adopted. Reaching adulthood, Paul (Douglass Montgomery) opts for a legal career himself, taking a clerical job with his own father's firm. In typical "B"-picture, Mellon is charged with murdering one of his more odious clients -- and Paul is appointed prosecuting attorney in the case.

Credits

Counsel for Crime Cast

Name Character
Marc Lawrence He was 27, 95 years old when he died as Edwin Mitchell
Nana Bryant She was 48, 67 years old when she died as Mrs. Maddox
Douglass Montgomery He was 29, 58 years old when he died as Paul Maddox
Otto Kruger He was 52, 89 years old when he died as William Mellon
Robert Warwick He was 59, 85 years old when he died as Asa Stewart
Gene Morgan He was 44, 47 years old when he died as Friday
Stanley Fields He was 54, 57 years old when he died as George Evans
Thurston Hall He was 55, 75 years old when he died as Sen. Maddox
Julie Bishop (actress) She was 23, 87 years old when she died as Ann McIntyre (as Jacqueline Wells)

Counsel for Crime Crew

Name Department
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Counsel for Crime (87 years)

One Word from Him... And Five Lives Are Doomed!

  • Release day: Thursday, October 14, 1937
  • Runtime: 61 minutes