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66% Critic Match
The Witness Chair
“WHO WOULD BELIEVE THAT A WOMAN LIKE THIS WOULD KILL A MAN?”
6.6 / 10• 1936• 1h 4m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Ann Harding
Paula Young
Lead
Walter Abel
James Trent
Douglass Dumbrille
Stanley Whittaker
Margaret Hamilton
Grace Franklin
FS
Frances Sage
Constance Trent
Moroni Olsen
Lt. Poole
William Benedict
Benny Ryan
Paul Harvey
Martin
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. George Nichols Jr.'s vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Witness Chair is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
