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The Spellbinder (1939)

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?

  • Crime
  • Romance
  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Lee TracyLee TracyJed Marlowe
  • Photo of Barbara ReadBarbara ReadJanet Marlowe
  • Photo of Patric KnowlesPatric KnowlesTom Dixon
  • Photo of Allan LaneAllan LaneSteve Kendall
  • Photo of Linda HayesLinda HayesMiss Simpson
  • Photo of Morgan ConwayMorgan ConwayMr. Carrington
  • Photo of Robert Emmett KeaneRobert Emmett KeaneJudge Butler, Second Trial
  • Photo of Roy GordonRoy GordonThird Trial Judge
  • Photo of Robert StrangeRobert StrangeFirst Trial Judge
  • Photo of Elliott SullivanElliott SullivanHarry 'Ice Box' Swinnerty

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