The Witness Chair
1936Late 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.
Acted in
Ann Harding
as Paula Young
Walter Abel
as James Trent
Douglass Dumbrille
as Stanley Whittaker
Margaret Hamilton
as Grace Franklin
Frances Sage
as Constance Trent
Moroni Olsen
as Lt. Poole
William Benedict
as Benny Ryan
Paul Harvey
as Martin
Frank Jenks
as Roy Levino
Murray Kinnell
as Defense Attorney Conrick
Charles Arnt
as Mr. Henshaw
Maxine Jennings
as Tillie Jones
William Bailey
as Court Bailiff
Barlowe Borland
as Mr. O'Neil
Alan Curtis
as Reporter in Coutroom
Jack Gargan
as Laughing Reporter
Fred Kelsey
as Detective Costigan
Mike Lally
as Prosecutor's Assistant
Louise Latimer
as Reporter in Courtroom
Edward LeSaint
as Judge McKenzie
Arthur Loft
as Bailiff
Thomas Martin
as Courtroom Spectator
George Offerman, Jr.
as Messenger With Tickets
Hilda Vaughn
as Anna Yifnick