Comedy ·Mystery · United States of America · 1939 · 1h 25m

Slightly Honorable

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Director

Cast

Pat O'Brien as John Webb Edward Arnold as Vincent Cushing Broderick Crawford as Russel Sampson Ruth Terry as Anne Seymour Alan Dinehart as District Attorney George Joyce Claire Dodd as Alma Brehmer

Crew

Merritt B. Gerstad — Director of Photography Dorothy Spencer — Editor Werner Janssen — Original Music Composer Ken Englund — Screenplay F.G. Presnell — Novel Tay Garnett — Producer

Tagline

WHAT A MURDER!...or even two or three? Here's drama in this ROAR!!

Synopsis

A lawyer is framed for the murder of a young party girl and tries to clear his name.

Mood & Themes

murder lawyer district attorney

Key Collaborators

Tay Garnett Director Merritt B. Gerstad Director of Photography Dorothy Spencer Editor Werner Janssen Original Music Composer Ken Englund Screenplay F.G. Presnell Novel Tay Garnett Producer Travis Banton Costume Design

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