United States / Jul 28, 1939 / NR
Trapped - Between the Daughter he Loved and the Law He Defied!
1h 9min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Jed Marlowe is a brilliant, scheming, unscrupulous criminal lawyer whose specialty is defending criminal he knows is guilty but gets them off through loop-holes or bribery. Then his daughter, misled by her father’s courtroom performance, but unaware of his back-room tactics, marries the killer her father has just unjustly save from the electric chair. What’s a poor father to do?
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Roy Gordon | Third Trial Judge |
| Robert Strange | First Trial Judge |
| Elliott Sullivan | Harry 'Ice Box' Swinnerty |
| Leonid Kinskey | Harry Beldon, Saxophone Player |
| Stanley Blystone | Court Clerk, Second Trial (uncredited) |
| Paul E. Burns | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| Chester Clute | Dr. Hillary Schunk (uncredited) |
| Chester Conklin | Courtroom Extra (uncredited) |
| Clyde Dilson | Duffy, Second Trial Bailiff (uncredited) |
| Julia Faye | Courtroom Extra (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Nightclub Extra (uncredited) |
| Byron Foulger | J.J. Henkins, Auditor (uncredited) |
| Edward Gargan | Tom, Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Jack Gargan | Courtroom Extra (uncredited) |
| Earle Hodgins | First Marriage License Clerk (uncredited) |
| Robert Homans | Court Policeman at Door (uncredited) |
| Lew Kelly | Turnkey (uncredited) |
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| Donald Kerr | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Doris Lloyd | Mrs. Raymond, School Headmistress (uncredited) |
| Frank Marlowe | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Tom McGuire | Juror, First Trial (uncredited) |
| Bruce Mitchell | Policeman Testifying at Third Trial (uncredited) |
| Forbes Murray | Second Marriage License Clerk (uncredited) |
| George Noisom | Bellboy (uncredited) |
| Emory Parnell | Club 88 Doorman (uncredited) |
| Russ Powell | Juror, First Trial (uncredited) |
| Frank Puglia | Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| Leona Roberts | Mrs. Jenkins (uncredited) |
| Ronald R. Rondell | Reporter at Third Trial (uncredited) |
| Gertrude Sutton | Miss Burke, Ice Box's Wife (uncredited) |
| Harland Tucker | Kendall's Editor (uncredited) |
| Monte Vandergrift | Official from D.A.'s Office (uncredited) |
Genres
CrimeRomanceDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Spellbinder |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date | 28 luglio 1939 |
| Production | Cliff Reid |
| Writer | Joseph Anthony, Thomas Lennon, Joseph Fields |
| Editing | Theron Warth |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Assistant directors | Jack Hively |
| Camera operators | Russell Metty |
| Additional photography | Russell Metty |
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| Production design | Van Nest Polglase, Albert S. D'Agostino |
| Art direction | Van Nest Polglase, Albert S. D'Agostino |
| Set decoration | Van Nest Polglase, Albert S. D'Agostino |
| Music | Roy Webb, Gene Rose, Rex Dunn, Robert Russell Bennett, John E. Tribby |
| Sound | Robert Russell Bennett, Roy Webb, Gene Rose, Rex Dunn, John E. Tribby |
| Costume design | Renié |
| Makeup | Renié |
| Hairstyling | Renié |
Release dates
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