Comedy ·Romance ·Crime · United States of America · 1937 · 1h 25m

True Confession

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Director
Wesley Ruggles
Cast
Carole Lombard as Helen Bartlett Fred MacMurray as Kenneth Bartlett John Barrymore as Charles Jasper Una Merkel as Daisy McClure Porter Hall as Mr. Hartman Edgar Kennedy as Darsey
Crew
Ted Tetzlaff — Director of Photography Paul Weatherwax — Editor Friedrich Hollaender — Original Music Composer Claude Binyon — Screenplay Albert Lewin — Producer
Tagline

THEY'RE ON ANOTHER BENDER!

Synopsis

A writer takes a job as a secretary because her scrupulous husband isn't bringing in the dough as an attorney. When her new employer is murdered, she can't seem to make up her mind as to whether she "dunnit" or not.

Mood & Themes
court casefalsely accusedblackmailliarfalse accusationsattempted rapedefense attorneyscrewballmurder trialaccused of murderwrongly accusedwrongfully accused
Key Collaborators
Wesley Ruggles Director Ted Tetzlaff Director of Photography Paul Weatherwax Editor Friedrich Hollaender Original Music Composer Claude Binyon Screenplay Albert Lewin Producer
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