Directed by:
John SturgesScreenplay:
John Monks Jr.Cinematography:
John AltonComposer:
Carmen DragonCast:
Spencer Tracy, Pat O'Brien, Diana Lynn, John Hodiak, Eduardo Ciannelli, James Arness, Yvette Duguay, Jay C. Flippen, William Campbell, Richard Anderson (more)Plots(1)
Jim Curtayne, formerly a successful defense attorney who is now a recovering alcoholic, attempts a comeback when he defends a neighbor's son a homicide charge. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Spencer Tracy
USA
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Edison, the Man (1940)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Fury (1936)
Pat O'Brien
USA
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Some Like It Hot (1959)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Diana Lynn
USA
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The People Against O'Hara (1951)
The Major and the Minor (1942)
Track of the Cat (1954)
John Hodiak
USA
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The People Against O'Hara (1951)
The Harvey Girls (1946)
Lifeboat (1944)
Eduardo Ciannelli
Italy
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The People Against O'Hara (1951)
Gilda (1946)
The Chase (1966)
James Arness
USA
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How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Battleground (1949)
Yvette Duguay
USA
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The People Against O'Hara (1951)
Tortilla Flat (1942)
The Cimarron Kid (1952)
Jay C. Flippen
USA
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The Killing (1956)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
William Campbell
USA
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Richard Anderson
USA
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Henry O'Neill
USA
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Arthur Shields
Ireland
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The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
Ann Doran
USA
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
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Regis Toomey
USA
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Mae Clarke
USA
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Strother Martin
USA
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Jack Kruschen
Canada
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The People Against O'Hara (1951)
Cape Fear (1962)
Charles Bronson
USA
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The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Great Escape (1963)
Leonard Bremen
USA
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The Front Page (1974)
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
Michael Tolan
USA
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