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The Witness Chair(1936)
Status: Released
Date: 1936-04-23
62%
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Time: 1h 4m
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.
Languages: English.
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Movie: The Witness Chair
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ann Harding
Paula Young
Walter Abel
James Trent
Douglass Dumbrille
Stanley Whittaker
Margaret Hamilton
Grace Franklin
Moroni Olsen
Lt. Poole
William Benedict
Benny Ryan
Paul Harvey
Martin
Frank Jenks
Roy Levino
Murray Kinnell
Defense Attorney Conrick
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