Counsel for Crime
1937, English. Directed by John Brahm.
One Word from Him... And Five Lives Are Doomed!
Otto Kruger once again plays a dynamic, bombastic attorney in Columbia's Counsel for Crime. Kruger plays William Mellon, a shifty shyster whose underhanded methods loses him the love of his sweetheart Anne (Nana Bryant), who subsequently marries a powerful senator (Thurston Hall). What Mellon doesn't know is that Anne has borne him a son, whom the senator has adopted. Reaching adulthood, Paul (Douglass Montgomery) opts for a legal career himself, taking a clerical job with his own father's firm. In typical "B"-picture, Mellon is charged with murdering one of his more odious clients -- and Paul is appointed prosecuting attorney in the case.
- Runtime
- 1h 1m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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- Released
- 14 October 1937
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Harold Shumate, Fred Niblo Jr., Grace Neville
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Counsel for Crime runs 61 minutes (1h 1m).
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Counsel for Crime is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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Counsel for Crime isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 October 1937. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Counsel for Crime?
Counsel for Crime (1937) was directed by John Brahm and stars Otto Kruger, Douglass Montgomery, Julie Bishop.