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Evelyn Prentice

Evelyn Prentice

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19346.51h 19mNR

Overview

A criminal lawyer's wife is blackmailed when she is falsely accused of infidelity.

Directed by William K. Howard
Written by Lenore J. Coffee, Howard Emmett Rogers, W.E. Woodward
Produced by John W. Considine Jr.
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Top Cast

William Powell

William Powell

John Prentice

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

Evelyn Prentice

Una Merkel

Una Merkel

Amy Drexel

Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell

Mrs. Nancy Harrison

Isabel Jewell

Isabel Jewell

Judith Wilson

Harvey Stephens

Harvey Stephens

Lawrence Kennard

Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy

Eddie Delaney

Henry Wadsworth

Henry Wadsworth

Chester Wylie

Cora Sue Collins

Cora Sue Collins

Dorothy Prentice

Frank Conroy

Frank Conroy

District Attorney Farley

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Themes & Keywords

blackmailpre-codecriminal lawyer

About Evelyn Prentice

Evelyn Prentice is a drama, mystery, romance film released in 1934 exploring themes of blackmail, pre-code, criminal lawyer. Directed by William K. Howard, it stars William Powell, Myrna Loy, Una Merkel. A criminal lawyer's wife is blackmailed when she is falsely accused of infidelity.

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