Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1931 · 1h 9m

Guilty Hands

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Director
W.S. Van Dyke
Cast
Lionel Barrymore as Richard Grant Kay Francis as Marjorie West Madge Evans as Barbara 'Babs' Grant William Bakewell as Tommy Osgood C. Aubrey Smith as Reverend Hastings Polly Moran as Aunt Maggie
Crew
Merritt B. Gerstad — Director of Photography Anne Bauchens — Editor Bayard Veiller — Screenplay Hunt Stromberg — Producer
Tagline

Mystery... chills... an ending that you'll never guess!

Synopsis

A district attorney commits the perfect murder when he kills his daughter's womanizing fiancé and then tries framing the fiancé's lover.

Mood & Themes
crooked lawyerwomanizerplayboymurderlast will and testamentpre-codeframed for murderprotective fathershadow on wallperfect murderimminent weddinghasty marriage
Key Collaborators
W.S. Van Dyke Director Merritt B. Gerstad Director of Photography Anne Bauchens Editor Bayard Veiller Screenplay Hunt Stromberg Producer
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