Slightly Honorable(1939)
WHAT A MURDER!...or even two or three? Here's drama in this ROAR!!
A lawyer is framed for the murder of a young party girl and tries to clear his name.
Movie: Slightly Honorable
Top 10 Billed Cast
John Webb
Vincent Cushing
Russel Sampson
Anne Seymour
District Attorney George Joyce
Alma Brehmer
Sarilla Cushing
Miss Ater
George Taylor
Pete Godena
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