Portia on Trial
1937Lady lawyer Portia Merryman (Frieda Inescourt) defends woebegone Elizabeth Manners (Heather Angel), who is on trial for shooting her lover Earle Condon (Neil Hamilton). Ironically, Portia herself had once had a relationship with Earle Condon, but Earle's father, powerful publisher John Condon (Clarence Kolb), forced them apart. She has a pretty good idea of what is going on in Elizabeth's head, since she herself was on the verge of killing Earle Condon when his father ruthlessly took custody of her illegitimate son. As Portia toils and strains to free her client, she carries on a romance with Dan Foster (Walter Abel) -- the attorney for the prosecution. LA Law and The Practice have nothing on this one!
Acted in
Walter Abel
as Dan Foster
Frieda Inescort
as Portia Merriman
Neil Hamilton
as Earle Condon
Heather Angel
as Elizabeth Manners
Ruth Donnelly
as Jane Wilkins
Barbara Pepper
as Evelyn
Clarence Kolb
as John Condon
Anthony Marsh
as Richard Conlan
Paul Stanton
as Judge
George Cooper
as Efe
John Kelly
as Hank
Hobart Bosworth
as Governor
Ian Maclaren
as Father Caslez
Chick Chandler
as Barker
Bob Murphy
as Inspector
Inez Palange
as Mrs. Gannow
Leo Gorcey
as Joe Gannow
Huntley Gordon
as Dr. Thorndike
Marion Ballou
as Mrs. Manners
Hooper Atchley
as Jack Madden
Nat Carr
as 1st Committeeman
Lucie Kaye
as Switchboard Operator
Jack Baxley
as Juror
Brooks Benedict
as Portia's Co-Counsel
Lynton Brent
as Reporter
Allan Cavan
as Richard Conlon's Doctor
Frank Dae
as Head of Disbarment Committee
Sayre Dearing
as Prosecution Co-Counsel
Jack Deery
as Major Greenwood
Dick Gordon
as Party Guest
Sherry Hall
as Bailiff
Carl M. Leviness
as Jury Foreman
Frank Marlowe
as Reporter
Frank McLure
as Attorney at Trial
Harold Miller
as Party Guest
William J. O'Brien
as Juror
Jack O'Shea
as Reporter
Larry Steers
as Party Guest
