Portia on Trial

Portia on Trial
Directed by	George Nicholls, Jr.
Produced by	Albert E. Levoy
Written by	Faith Baldwin (story) Samuel Ornitz Edward E. Paramore Jr.
Starring	Frieda Inescourt Heather Angel Neil Hamilton Walter Abel
Music by	Alberto Colombo
Cinematography	Harry J. Wild
Edited by	Howard O'Neill
Production company	Republic Pictures Corp.
Distributed by	Republic Pictures Corp.
Release date	November 8, 1937
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Portia on Trial is a 1937 American film about a trial based on story of Faith Baldwin and directed by George Nicholls, Jr.. It has the distinction of being nominated to win the Oscar for Best Music in the 10th Academy Awards.

Premise

Lady lawyer Portia Merryman (Frieda Inescourt) defends woebegone Elizabeth Manners (Heather Angel), who is on trial for shooting her lover Earle Condon (Neil Hamilton).

Cast

Actor/Actress	Character
Walter Abel	Dan Foster
Frieda Inescort	Portia Merriman
Neil Hamilton	Earle Condon
Heather Angel	Elizabeth Manners
Ruth Donnelly	Jane Wilkins
Barbara Pepper	Evelyn
Clarence Kolb	John Condon
Anthony Marsh	Richard Conlan
Paul Stanton	Judge
George Cooper	Efe
John Kelly	Hank
Hobart Bosworth	Governator
Ian MacLaren	Father Caslez

External links

Portia on Trial on IMDb

Films directed by George Nicholls, Jr.
Finishing School (1934) Anne of Green Gables (1934) Chasing Yesterday (1935) The Return of Peter Grimm (1935) Chatterbox (1936) The Witness Chair (1936) M'Liss (1936) The Big Game (1936) The Soldier and the Lady (1937) Portia on Trial (1937) Army Girl (1938) Man of Conquest (1939) High School (1940) The Marines Fly High (1940)

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