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Anton Adam is a lawyer who has just got a client acquitted against the uptown New York lawyer Granville Bentley. Granville offers the poor lawyer partnership and he accepts. Anton's faithful secretary Olga Michaels isn't delighted to see Anton disrespecting the law. His downfall comes when he meets the beautiful Virginia, an actress who is introduced as a woman whose doctor has abandoned her and now seeks help.
Original Release
12/24/1932
US Release
12/24/1932
Cast
Name | Character |
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William Powell | Anton (Tony) Adam / Anton Adam |
Joan Blondell | Olga Michaels |
David Landau | John Gilmurry / John "Boss" Gilmurry |
Helen Vinson | Barbara Bentley / Barbara "Babs" Bentley |
Claire Dodd | Virginia St. Johns |
Alan Dinehart | Granville Bentley |
Allen Jenkins | Izzy Levine |
Hooper Atchley | Tony's Aide |
Irving Bacon | Court Guard |
Sherwood Bailey | Boy carrying Tony's briefcase in final scene |
Directors
Writers
Rian James, James Seymour, Max Trell, Wilson Mizner
Cast
Name | Character |
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William Powell | Anton (Tony) Adam / Anton Adam |
Joan Blondell | Olga Michaels |
David Landau | John Gilmurry / John "Boss" Gilmurry |
Helen Vinson | Barbara Bentley / Barbara "Babs" Bentley |
Claire Dodd | Virginia St. Johns |
Alan Dinehart | Granville Bentley |
Allen Jenkins | Izzy Levine |
Hooper Atchley | Tony's Aide |
Irving Bacon | Court Guard |
Sherwood Bailey | Boy carrying Tony's briefcase in final scene |
Wade Boteler | Court Policeman |
Ann Brody | Mrs. Levine / Izzy's Mother |
Frederick Burton | Second Trial Judge |
Dorothy Christy | Chorus Girl |
Clay Clement | Tony's Friend |
Max Davidson | Max |
Patricia Ellis | Law Secretary |
Dot Farley | Client Paying $5,000 Fee |
Rockliffe Fellowes | Kovaks |
Sam Godfrey | Reporter with Merritt |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hal B. Wallis | Producer |