The Spellbinder
1939, English. Directed by Jack Hively.
Trapped - Between the Daughter he Loved and the Law He Defied!
Jed Marlowe is a brilliant, scheming, unscrupulous criminal lawyer whose specialty is defending criminal he knows is guilty but gets them off through loop-holes or bribery. Then his daughter, misled by her father’s courtroom performance, but unaware of his back-room tactics, marries the killer her father has just unjustly save from the electric chair. What’s a poor father to do?
- Runtime
- 1h 9m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- Jack HivelyDirector
- Lee TracyJed Marlowe
- Barbara ReadJanet Marlowe
- Patric KnowlesTom Dixon
- Allan LaneSteve Kendall
- Linda HayesMiss Simpson
- Morgan ConwayMr. Carrington
- Robert Emmett KeaneJudge Butler, Second Trial
- Roy GordonThird Trial Judge
- Robert StrangeFirst Trial Judge
- Elliott SullivanHarry 'Ice Box' Swinnerty
- Leonid KinskeyHarry Beldon, Saxophone Player
- Stanley BlystoneCourt Clerk, Second Trial (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 28 July 1939
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Joseph Anthony, Thomas Lennon, Joseph Fields
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The Spellbinder runs 69 minutes (1h 9m).
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The Spellbinder is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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The Spellbinder isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 July 1939. (Checked 3 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Spellbinder?
If you liked The Spellbinder, try They Live by Night, Party Girl, You Only Live Once.
Who directed The Spellbinder?
The Spellbinder (1939) was directed by Jack Hively and stars Lee Tracy, Barbara Read, Patric Knowles.