The Spellbinder (1939)

The Spellbinder (1939)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1939-07-28 United States of America 69 Min. PG-13
6 2 votes
Crime, Romance, Drama

Overview

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?

Cast

Lee Tracy is Jed Marlowe
Jed Marlowe
Barbara Read is Janet Marlowe
Janet Marlowe
Patric Knowles is Tom Dixon
Tom Dixon
Allan Lane is Steve Kendall
Steve Kendall
Linda Hayes is Miss Simpson
Miss Simpson
Morgan Conway is Mr. Carrington
Mr. Carrington
Robert Emmett Keane is Judge Butler, Second Trial
Judge Butler, Second Trial
Roy Gordon is Third Trial Judge
Third Trial Judge
Robert Strange is First Trial Judge
First Trial Judge
Elliott Sullivan is Harry 'Ice Box' Swinnerty
Harry 'Ice Box' Swinnerty
Leonid Kinskey is Harry Beldon, Saxophone Player
Harry Beldon, Saxophone Player
Stanley Blystone is Court Clerk, Second Trial (Uncredited)
Court Clerk, Second Trial (Uncredited)
Paul E. Burns is Hotel Clerk (Uncredited)
Hotel Clerk (Uncredited)
Chester Clute is Dr. Hillary Schunk (Uncredited)
Dr. Hillary Schunk (Uncredited)
Chester Conklin is Courtroom Extra (Uncredited)
Courtroom Extra (Uncredited)
Clyde Dilson is Duffy, Second Trial Bailiff (Uncredited)
Duffy, Second Trial Bailiff (Uncredited)
Julia Faye is Courtroom Extra (Uncredited)
Courtroom Extra (Uncredited)
Bess Flowers is Nightclub Extra (Uncredited)
Nightclub Extra (Uncredited)
Byron Foulger is J.J. Henkins, Auditor (Uncredited)
J.J. Henkins, Auditor (Uncredited)
Edward Gargan is Tom, Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
Tom, Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
Jack Gargan is Courtroom Extra (Uncredited)
Courtroom Extra (Uncredited)
Earle Hodgins is First Marriage License Clerk (Uncredited)
First Marriage License Clerk (Uncredited)
Robert Homans is Court Policeman at Door (Uncredited)
Court Policeman at Door (Uncredited)
Lew Kelly is Turnkey (Uncredited)
Turnkey (Uncredited)
Donald Kerr is Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
Doris Lloyd is Mrs. Raymond, School Headmistress (Uncredited)
Mrs. Raymond, School Headmistress (Uncredited)
Frank Marlowe is Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
Tom McGuire is Juror, First Trial (Uncredited)
Juror, First Trial (Uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell is Policeman Testifying at Third Trial (Uncredited)
Policeman Testifying at Third Trial (Uncredited)
Forbes Murray is Second Marriage License Clerk (Uncredited)
Second Marriage License Clerk (Uncredited)
George Noisom is Bellboy (Uncredited)
Bellboy (Uncredited)
Emory Parnell is Club 88 Doorman (Uncredited)
Club 88 Doorman (Uncredited)
Russ Powell is Juror, First Trial (Uncredited)
Juror, First Trial (Uncredited)
Frank Puglia is Headwaiter (Uncredited)
Headwaiter (Uncredited)
Leona Roberts is Mrs. Jenkins (Uncredited)
Mrs. Jenkins (Uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell is Reporter at Third Trial (Uncredited)
Reporter at Third Trial (Uncredited)
Gertrude Sutton is Miss Burke, Ice Box's Wife (Uncredited)
Miss Burke, Ice Box's Wife (Uncredited)
Harland Tucker is Kendall's Editor (Uncredited)
Kendall's Editor (Uncredited)
Monte Vandergrift is Official from D.A.'s Office (Uncredited)
Official from D.A.'s Office (Uncredited)

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