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“This loving mother is on trial for her life. Let yourself be one of the jury , and decide.”
The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936)
May 8, 19361h 25mEN
4.8
6 votes
Overview
An attorney falls for the woman he's representing on a murder charge.
Director
William A. SeiterWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Paramount PicturesWalter Wanger Productions
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CinemaSerf
7.0Madeleine Carroll turns in a lively performance here as the accused socialite "Hope" who is on trial for murdering her wealthy husband. Her last ditch and emotional plea to the all-male jury does the trick and she gets off, but her mother-in-law (Beulah Bondi) wants her as far away from her child "Bobby" as possible so pretty soon they are going to have head back to court. Not only has the boy's grandmother employed "Waterston" (Alan Mowbray) as her solicitor - he was the defence lawyer for the original crime, but "Logan" (George Brent) the DA who failed in that prosecution has rather lost the…
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