The Star Witness (1931)

Directed by

William A. Wellman

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 08m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A family witnesses a gangster crime and the district attorney pressures them to testify. The father struggles with the danger this puts his family in.

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What happens

The Star Witness is a 1931 American pre-Code crime drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and directed by William A. Wellman. The film stars Walter Huston, Frances Starr, Grant Mitchell, and Chic Sale. The Star Witness was nominated for an Academy Award at the 5th Academy Awards for Best Story. A print of the film is preserved by the Library of Congress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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