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Main Street Lawyer (1939)

Main Street Lawyer poster
Directed by
Dudley Murphy
Genre
crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
53 min
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A small-town lawyer uses his wit and charm to help people in legal trouble. He takes on cases that involve his eccentric neighbors and a few shady characters.

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What happens

Main Street Lawyer is a 1939 American crime film directed by Dudley Murphy and written by Joseph Krumgold and Devery Freeman. The film stars Edward Ellis, Anita Louise, Robert Baldwin, Harold Huber, Clem Bevans and Margaret Hamilton. The film was released on November 3, 1939, by Republic Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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