A lawyer is framed for the murder of a young party girl and tries to clear his name.A lawyer is framed for the murder of a young party girl and tries to clear his name.A lawyer is framed for the murder of a young party girl and tries to clear his name.
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- TriviaThe scene where Sampson rushes in with a "habeas corpus" and the police release Webb when he was being arrested for the murder of his secretary is a complete misconstruing of the procedure. A writ of habeas corpus does not prevent anyone from being arrested. It is used to force a custodial or detention authority to prove that they are lawfully holding the arrested or confined person. A writ would be presented after the person is taken into custody and might possibly result in release if the authority can't produce credible evidence or suspicion to justify the person being held.
- GoofsAlthough the character played by Pat O'Brien is unencumbered by marital ties, he wears a wedding ring throughout the film.
- Quotes
Russ Sampson: [Raising his drink] For the people!
John Webb: For the $100,000 retainer fee.
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Going On the Defensive
Pat O'Brien and Broderick Crawford are a couple of attorneys and political enemies of Boss Edward Arnold who's grown rich on all kinds of graft. They're starting to have people listen to them until a couple of murders get pinned on O'Brien. They're on the defensive after that until those murders are solved.
Tay Garnett manages to strike the right blend of humor and drama to Slightly Honorable. O'Brien, Crawford, and Arnold do well in very familiar roles to them.
One thing that truly was annoying was juvenile Ruth Terry. She's fresh out of bobby sox and O'Brien's a man of the world. Now if she was something slinky and sexy like Lauren Bacall was with Humphrey Bogart or even sophisticated like Myrna Loy with William Powell, the attractiveness would make some sense. But she's frankly just one royal pain. I can't figure out why O'Brien would possibly be interested in her.
Still it's an interesting plot that the audience will find intriguing.
Tay Garnett manages to strike the right blend of humor and drama to Slightly Honorable. O'Brien, Crawford, and Arnold do well in very familiar roles to them.
One thing that truly was annoying was juvenile Ruth Terry. She's fresh out of bobby sox and O'Brien's a man of the world. Now if she was something slinky and sexy like Lauren Bacall was with Humphrey Bogart or even sophisticated like Myrna Loy with William Powell, the attractiveness would make some sense. But she's frankly just one royal pain. I can't figure out why O'Brien would possibly be interested in her.
Still it's an interesting plot that the audience will find intriguing.
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- bkoganbing
- Nov 5, 2005
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- Send Another Coffin
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- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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