The Witness Chair
movie
WHO WOULD BELIEVE THAT A WOMAN LIKE THIS WOULD KILL A MAN?
Released April 23, 1936
Overview
Late one night, secretary Paula Young (Ann Harding) leaves the office of her boss, Stanley Whittaker (Douglas Dumbrille, locking the door and taking the stairs to avoid being seen by the elevator operator (Frank Jenks). The next morning, the cleaning lady finds Whittaker's dead body, an apparent suicide. Police Lieutenant Poole (Moroni Olsen) finds a letter signed by Whittaker in which the deceased states he embezzled $75,000. Soon, however, he suspects otherwise and, after investigating, arrests widower James "Jim" Trent (Walter Abel), the vice president of Whittaker.
Cast
Ann Harding
as
Paula Young
Walter Abel
as
James Trent
Douglass Dumbrille
as
Stanley Whittaker
Margaret Hamilton
as
Grace Franklin
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Frances Sage
as
Constance Trent
Moroni Olsen
as
Lt. Poole
William Benedict
as
Benny Ryan
Paul Harvey
as
Martin
Frank Jenks
as
Roy Levino
Murray Kinnell
as
Defense Attorney Conrick
Charles Arnt
as
Mr. Henshaw
Maxine Jennings
as
Tillie Jones
