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Counsellor at Law (1933)

Great is the word for...COUNSELLOR AT LAW!

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 22M

Director : William Wyler
Writer : Elmer Rice

Synopsis

A successful lawyer struggles to deal with his wife's unfaithfulness and his own hidden past.

Actors

John Barrymore
John Barrymore
George Simon
Bebe Daniels
Bebe Daniels
Regina 'Rexy' Gordon
Doris Kenyon
Doris Kenyon
Cora Simon
Isabel Jewell
Isabel Jewell
Bessie Green
Melvyn Douglas
Melvyn Douglas
Roy Darwin
Onslow Stevens
Onslow Stevens
John P. Tedesco
Thelma Todd
Thelma Todd
Lillian La Rue
Clara Langsner
Clara Langsner
George Simon's Mother
John Hammond Dailey
John Hammond Dailey
Charlie McFadden
Mayo Methot
Mayo Methot
Zedorah Chapman
Angela Jacobs
Angela Jacobs
Goldie
Robert Gordon
Robert Gordon
Henry Susskind
Marvin Kline
Marvin Kline
Weinberg
John Qualen
John Qualen
Breitstein
Vincent Sherman
Vincent Sherman
Harry Becker
Frederick Burton
Frederick Burton
Crayfield
Richard Quine
Richard Quine
Richard Dwight Jr.
Barbara Perry
Barbara Perry
Dorothy Dwight
Elmer Brown
Elmer Brown
Baird
Malka Kornstein
Malka Kornstein
Sarah Becker

Crews

William Wyler
William Wyler
Director
Elmer Rice
Elmer Rice
Screenplay
Carl Laemmle Jr.
Carl Laemmle Jr.
Producer
Charles D. Hall
Charles D. Hall
Art Direction
Daniel Mandell
Daniel Mandell
Editor
Ray Moyer
Ray Moyer
Set Decoration
Norbert Brodine
Norbert Brodine
Director of Photography
Gilbert Kurland
Gilbert Kurland
Sound Supervisor
Maurice Pivar
Maurice Pivar
Supervising Editor
Giuseppe Becce
Giuseppe Becce
Original Music Composer
Elmer Rice
Elmer Rice
Theatre Play

Posters and backgrounds

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