Portia on Trial
Crime
Drama
Will Not Interest Children!
Lady lawyer Portia Merryman defends woebegone Elizabeth Manners, who is on trial for shooting her lover Earle Condon. Ironically, Portia herself had once had a relationship with Earle Condon, but Earle's father, powerful publisher John Condon, forced them apart. She has a pretty good idea of what is going on in Elizabeth's head, since she herself was on the verge of killing Earle Condon when his father ruthlessly took custody of her illegitimate son. As Portia toils and strains to free her client, she carries on a romance with Dan Foster -- the attorney for the prosecution. LA Law and The Practice have nothing on this one!
1937-11-08
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Cast
Walter Abel as Dan Foster
Frieda Inescort as Portia Merriman
Neil Hamilton as Earle Condon
Heather Angel as Elizabeth Manners
Ruth Donnelly as Jane Wilkins
Barbara Pepper as Evelyn
Clarence Kolb as John Condon
Anthony Marsh as Richard Conlan
Paul Stanton as Judge
George Cooper as Efe
John Kelly as Hank
Hobart Bosworth as Governor
Chick Chandler as Barker
Inez Palange as Mrs. Gannow
Leo Gorcey as Joe Gannow
Huntley Gordon as Dr. Thorndike
Hooper Atchley as Jack Madden
Nat Carr as 1st Committeeman
Lucie Kaye as Switchboard Operator
Brooks Benedict as Portia's Co-Counsel
Lynton Brent as Reporter
Frank Dae as Head of Disbarment Committee
Sayre Dearing as Prosecution Co-Counsel
Carl M. Leviness as Jury Foreman
Frank Marlowe as Reporter
Frank McLure as Attorney at Trial
Harold Miller as Party Guest
Jack O'Shea as Reporter
Larry Steers as Party Guest