The Witness Chair (1936)
1h 4m
Running Time
April 23, 1936Release Date
The Witness Chair (1936)
1h 4m
Running Time
April 23, 1936Release Date
Plot.
Late one night, secretary Paula Young (Ann Harding) leaves the office of her boss, Stanley Whittaker (Douglas Dumbrille, locking the door and taking the stairs to avoid being seen by the elevator operator (Frank Jenks). The next morning, the cleaning lady finds Whittaker's dead body, an apparent suicide. Police Lieutenant Poole (Moroni Olsen) finds a letter signed by Whittaker in which the deceased states he embezzled $75,000. Soon, however, he suspects otherwise and, after investigating, arrests widower James "Jim" Trent (Walter Abel), the vice president of Whittaker.
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Cast & Crew.
Ann Harding
Paula Young
Walter Abel
James 'Jim' Trent
Margaret Hamilton
Grace Franklin
Douglass Dumbrille
Stanley Whittaker
Frances Sage
Constance 'Connie' Trent
Moroni Olsen
Lt. Poole
George Nichols Jr.
Director
William Benedict
Benny Ryan
Rita Weiman
Writer
Paul Harvey
Martin
Rian James
Writer
Gertrude Purcell
Writer
Frank Jenks
Roy Levino
Robert De Grasse
Cinematographer
Murray Kinnell
Defense Attorney Conrick
Charles Arnt
Mr. Henshaw
Media.
Details.
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The Witness Chair is a 1936 American courtroom drama film directed by George Nicholls, Jr. and starring Ann Harding, Walter Abel and Douglass Dumbrille.