The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936)
- Directed by
- William A. Seiter
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman is accused of poisoning her husband and put on trial for murder. Her son hires a handsome lawyer to defend her in court, and they try to find out what really happened.
suspensefuldramaticcourtroomtenseromanticmysteriousclassicsoapy
What happens
The Case Against Mrs. Ames is a 1936 American mystery drama film written by C. Graham Baker and Gene Towne based on a serial of the same name by Arthur Somers Roche originally published in Collier's Weekly magazine in 1934, and then as a novel in 1936. The film was directed by William A. Seiter and stars Madeleine Carroll and George Brent, and features Arthur Treacher, Alan Baxter, Beulah Bondi and Alan Mowbray. Paramount had originally intended to cast Gary Cooper and Carole Lombard in the lead roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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