Criminal Lawyer

This article is about the 1937 film. For the profession, see criminal defense lawyer.
Criminal Lawyer
Directed by Christy Cabanne
Jimmy Anderson (assistant)
Produced by Samuel J. Briskin
Cliff Reid
Screenplay by G. V. Atwater
Thomas Lennon
Story by Louis Stevens
Cinematography David Abel
Edited by Jack Hively
Production
company
Release dates
  • January 26, 1937 (Premiere-New York City)[1]
  • January 29, 1937 (US)[1]
Running time
 72 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Criminal Lawyer is a 1937 American drama film directed by Christy Cabanne from a screenplay by G. V. Atwater and Thomas Lennon, based on a story by Louis Stevens. The film stars Lee Tracy, Margot Grahame and Eduardo Cianelli. RKO produced the film and premiered it on January 26, 1937 in New York City, with a national release a few days later on January 29. It was the second time Stevens' story had been used for a film, the first being 1932's State's Attorney, starring John Barrymore and Helen Twelvetrees, directed by George Archainbaud, and also produced and released by RKO.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Criminal Lawyer: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.