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The Spellbinder (1939)

NR · 1939-07-28 · 1h 9m · EN
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Trapped - Between the Daughter he Loved and the Law He Defied!

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?

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Jack HivelyDirector

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Lee TracyLee TracyJed MarloweBarbara ReadBarbara ReadJanet MarlowePatric KnowlesPatric KnowlesTom DixonAllan LaneAllan LaneSteve KendallLinda HayesLinda HayesMiss SimpsonMorgan ConwayMorgan ConwayMr. CarringtonRobert Emmett KeaneRobert Emmett KeaneJudge Butler, Second TrialRoy GordonRoy GordonThird Trial JudgeRobert StrangeRobert StrangeFirst Trial JudgeElliott SullivanElliott SullivanHarry 'Ice Box' SwinnertyLeonid KinskeyLeonid KinskeyHarry Beldon, Saxophone PlayerStanley BlystoneStanley BlystoneCourt Clerk, Second Trial (Uncredited)

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MurderB movieCrooked lawyer

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Genre affinityDrama · Crime · RomanceTheme affinityMurder · B Movie · Crooked LawyerMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaPacingShortEmotional intensityRomance

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What is The Spellbinder about?

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?

How long is The Spellbinder?

The Spellbinder has a runtime of 69 minutes.