Film · Drama, Romance
The Witness Chair (1936)
WHO WOULD BELIEVE THAT A WOMAN LIKE THIS WOULD KILL A MAN?
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.
- Director
- George Nichols Jr.
- Writers
- Rita Weiman, Gertrude Purcell, Rian James
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- April 23, 1936
Cast
Ann HardingPaula Young
Walter AbelJames Trent
Douglass DumbrilleStanley Whittaker
Margaret HamiltonGrace Franklin- Frances SageConstance Trent
Moroni OlsenLt. Poole
William BenedictBenny Ryan
Paul HarveyMartin
Frank JenksRoy Levino
Murray KinnellDefense Attorney Conrick
Charles ArntMr. Henshaw
Maxine JenningsTillie Jones
William BaileyCourt Bailiff
Barlowe BorlandMr. O'Neil
Alan CurtisReporter in Coutroom
Jack GarganLaughing Reporter
Fred KelseyDetective Costigan
Mike LallyProsecutor's Assistant
Louise LatimerReporter in Courtroom
Edward LeSaintJudge McKenzie
