The Witness Chair

The Witness Chair (1936)

WHO WOULD BELIEVE THAT A WOMAN LIKE THIS WOULD KILL A MAN?

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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  • Release Date: 1936-04-23
  • Runtime: 1h 4min
  • Director: George Nichols Jr.

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Cast

  • Ann Harding

    Paula Young

  • Walter Abel

    James Trent

  • Douglass Dumbrille

    Stanley Whittaker

  • Margaret Hamilton

    Grace Franklin

  • Frances Sage

    Constance Trent

  • Moroni Olsen

    Lt. Poole

  • William Benedict

    Benny Ryan

  • Paul Harvey

    Martin

  • Frank Jenks

    Roy Levino

  • Murray Kinnell

    Defense Attorney Conrick

  • Charles Arnt

    Mr. Henshaw

  • Maxine Jennings

    Tillie Jones

  • William Bailey

    Court Bailiff

  • Barlowe Borland

    Mr. O'Neil

  • Alan Curtis

    Reporter in Coutroom

  • Jack Gargan

    Laughing Reporter

  • Fred Kelsey

    Detective Costigan

  • Mike Lally

    Prosecutor's Assistant

  • Louise Latimer

    Reporter in Courtroom

  • Edward LeSaint

    Judge McKenzie

  • Arthur Loft

    Bailiff

  • Thomas Martin

    Courtroom Spectator

  • George Offerman, Jr.

    Messenger With Tickets

  • Hilda Vaughn

    Anna Yifnick

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