A 1927 American mystery film directed by Edward Laemmle and written by Charles Logue and Walter Anthony. It is based on the 1908 play Counsel for the Defense by Henry Irving Dodge. Richard Marsden is a long-time friend of Henry Desmond, a powerful and successful attorney. The district attorney plan to break Desmond by having George Quinn infer that Marsden's wife is having an affair with the lawyer.
Walter Anthony
Writer
Edward Laemmle
Director
Charles Logue
Writer
Anna Q. Nilsson
Helen Marsden
Francis X. Bushman
Henry Desmond
Walter Pidgeon
Richard Marsden
Martha Mattox
The Housekeeper
Sidney Bracey
The Butler
Sailor Sharkey
The Prisoner
Lloyd Whitlock
The District Attorney
George Siegmann
George Quinn
Fred Kelsey
The Detective
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The Blue Gardenia65%
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Absolution59%
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The Late Show63%
The International62%
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Overdrive61%
