The Witness Chair (1936)

04/23/1936 (US) • 1h 4m

Drama, Romance

WHO WOULD BELIEVE THAT A WOMAN LIKE THIS WOULD KILL A MAN?

Overview

Late one night, secretary Paula Young (Ann Harding) leaves the office of her boss, Stanley Whittaker (Douglas Dumbrille, locking the door and taking the stairs to avoid being seen by the elevator operator (Frank Jenks). The next morning, the cleaning lady finds Whittaker's dead body, an apparent suicide. Police Lieutenant Poole (Moroni Olsen) finds a letter signed by Whittaker in which the deceased states he embezzled $75,000. Soon, however, he suspects otherwise and, after investigating, arrests widower James "Jim" Trent (Walter Abel), the vice president of Whittaker.

Top Billed Cast

Ann Harding

Paula Young

Walter Abel

James Trent

Douglass Dumbrille

Stanley Whittaker

Margaret Hamilton

Grace Franklin

Frances Sage

Constance Trent

Moroni Olsen

Lt. Poole

Frank Jenks

Roy Levino


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

false accusations

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