Portia on Trial Poster

Portia on Trial

Will Not Interest Children!

Not Rated Crime Drama

Starring: Walter Abel, Frieda Inescort, Neil Hamilton, Heather Angel, Ruth Donnelly

Writer: N/A

Release Date:
November 8, 1937
Ratings:
5.4 / 10
Director:
George Nichols Jr.
Companies:
N/A

Overview

Lady lawyer Portia Merryman defends woebegone Elizabeth Manners, who is on trial for shooting her lover Earle Condon. Ironically, Portia herself had once had a relationship with Earle Condon, but Earle's father, powerful publisher John Condon, forced them apart. She has a pretty good idea of what is going on in Elizabeth's head, since she herself was on the verge of killing Earle Condon when his father ruthlessly took custody of her illegitimate son. As Portia toils and strains to free her client, she carries on a romance with Dan Foster -- the attorney for the prosecution. LA Law and The Practice have nothing on this one!