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Main Street Lawyer

Main Street Lawyer

GANGLAND MEETS ITS MASTER!

19392.00h 53m

Overview

A prosecutor's career and his adopted daughter's happiness hang in the balance when he is blackmailed by a gangster.

Directed by Dudley Murphy
Written by Joseph Krumgold, Devery Freeman, Harry Hamilton
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Top Cast

Edward Ellis

Edward Ellis

Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs

Anita Louise

Anita Louise

Honey Boggs

Robert Baldwin

Robert Baldwin

Tom Morris

Harold Huber

Harold Huber

Tony Marco

Clem Bevans

Clem Bevans

Zeke

Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

Lucy, Boggs' Housekeeper

Beverly Roberts

Beverly Roberts

Flossie

Henry Kolker

Henry Kolker

Donnelly, District Attorney

Willard Robertson

Willard Robertson

John Ralston

Richard Lane

Richard Lane

Ballou, Marco's Lawyer

Themes & Keywords

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About Main Street Lawyer

Main Street Lawyer is a drama, crime film released in 1939 exploring themes of prison, letter, lawyer. Directed by Dudley Murphy, it stars Edward Ellis, Anita Louise, Robert Baldwin. A prosecutor's career and his adopted daughter's happiness hang in the balance when he is blackmailed by a gangster.

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