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The Case Against Mrs. Ames

"This loving mother is on trial for her life. Let yourself be one of the jury , and decide."

1936-05-08 Drama 1hr 25m

An attorney falls for the woman he's representing on a murder charge.

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The Case Against Mrs. Ames

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An attorney falls for the woman he's representing on a murder charge.

  • Released
    1936-05-08
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
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  • Runtime
    1hr 25m
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
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  • Production
    Paramount Pictures, Walter Wanger Productions

Crew

William A. Seiter
Director
Arthur Somers Roche
Novel
Walter Wanger
Producer
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Cast

Madeleine Carroll

Madeleine Carroll
Hope Ames
George Brent

George Brent
Matt Logan
Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi
Mrs. Livingston Ames
Arthur Treacher

Arthur Treacher
Griggsby
Alan Mowbray

Alan Mowbray
Lawrence Waterson
Esther Dale

Esther Dale
Matilda
Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy
Sid
Scotty Beckett

Scotty Beckett
Bobbie Ames
Mayo Methot

Mayo Methot
Cora Lamont
Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale
First trial judge
Guy Bates Post

Guy Bates Post
Judge John Davis
Richard Carle

Richard Carle
Uncle Gordon
June Brewster

June Brewster
Laurette La Rue
Elvira Curci

Elvira Curci
Jeanette
Alan Baxter

Alan Baxter
Lou, a Reporter
Brenda Fowler

Brenda Fowler
Mrs. Shumway
Ward Bond

Ward Bond
Newsstand Customer

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2025-01-15

Madeleine Carroll turns in a lively performance here as the accused socialite "Hope" who is on trial for murdering her wealthy husband. Her ... read more

Madeleine Carroll turns in a lively performance here as the accused socialite "Hope" who is on trial for murdering her wealthy husband. Her last ditch and emotional plea to the all-male jury does the trick and she gets off, but her mother-in-law (Beulah Bondi) wants her as far away from her child "Bobby" as possible so pretty soon they are going to have head back to court. Not only has the boy's grandmother employed "Waterston" (Alan Mowbray) as her solicitor - he was the defence lawyer for the original crime, but "Logan" (George Brent) the DA who failed in that prosecution has rather lost the plot since and taken to the bottle. "Hope" reckons the only way to keep her son is to prove, categorically, that she didn't kill her husband and so engages "Logan" to get to the bottom of just who did kill him! This hits the ground running and allows Carroll to pretty much own the screen throughout. There is some solid support from the wise-cracking Brent, Mowbray and the ever reliable Arthur Treacher brings a little stiff upper lipped humour as butler "Griggs". The actual investigation is a bit superficial and the clues rather fall into place but there's some fun to be had whilst the expected romance blossoms and the courtroom drama thickens. It might also show an early cinematic example of child grooming, too. Worth a watch, I'd say.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

Madeleine Carroll turns in a lively performance here as the accused socialite "Hope" who is on trial for murdering her wealthy husband. Her last ditch and emotional plea to the all-male jury does the trick and she gets off, but her mother-i...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2025-01-15

Madeleine Carroll turns in a lively performance here as the accused socialite "Hope" who is on trial for murdering her wealthy husband. Her last ditch and emotional plea to the all-male jury does the ...

read more