The Spellbinder
1939 American film
- July 28, 1939 (1939-07-28)
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The Spellbinder is a 1939 American drama film directed by Jack Hively, written by Thomas Lennon and Joseph Fields, and starring Lee Tracy, Barbara Read, Patric Knowles, Allan Lane and Linda Hayes.[1][2] It was released on July 28, 1939, by RKO Pictures.
Plot
Jed Marlowe is a lawyer that specialises in defending guilty criminals using loopholes and briberies. His daughter believes that the criminals saved by her father are actually innocent and marries a killer that should have gone to the electric chair if not for Jed.
Cast
- Lee Tracy as Jed Marlowe
- Barbara Read as Janet Marlowe
- Patric Knowles as Tom Dixon
- Allan Lane as Steve Kendall
- Linda Hayes as Miss Simpson
- Morgan Conway as Mr. Carrington
- Robert Emmett Keane as Judge Butler
- Roy Gordon as Third Trial Judge
- Robert Strange as First Trial Judge
- Elliott Sullivan as Harry 'Ice Box' Swinnerty
- Leonid Kinskey as Harry Beldon
- Emory Parnell as Club 88 Doorman
References
- ^ "The Spellbinder (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
- ^ Sandra Brennan (2016). "The-Spellbinder - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
External links
- The Spellbinder at IMDb
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Films directed by Jack Hively
- They Made Her a Spy (1939)
- Panama Lady (1939)
- The Spellbinder (1939)
- Three Sons (1939)
- Two Thoroughbreds (1939)
- The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)
- The Saint Takes Over (1940)
- Anne of Windy Poplars (1940)
- Laddie (1940)
- The Saint in Palm Springs (1941)
- They Met in Argentina (1941)
- Father Takes a Wife (1941)
- Four Jacks and a Jill (1942)
- Street of Chance (1942)
- Appointment in Tokyo (1945)
- Are You with It? (1948)
- Starbird and Sweet William (1973)
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