- Country: USA
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Release: 1937-11-08
- Director: George Nichols Jr.
- Writers: Faith Baldwin , Samuel Ornitz , Edward E. Paramore Jr.
- Language: English
- Stars: Walter Abel , Frieda Inescort , Neil Hamilton , Heather Angel , Ruth Donnelly , Barbara Pepper , Clarence Kolb , Anthony Marsh , Paul Stanton , George Cooper
- Runtime: 72 min
- Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
- AKA: Een moeder beschuldigt (Belgium) , Defesa de Mãe (Brazil) , Portia on Trial , The Trial of Portia Merriman (United Kingdom) , Justiça (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Portia on Trial (United States of America) , Confession (Belgium)
- Plot: Lady lawyer Portia Merryman (Frieda Inescourt) defends woebegone Elizabeth Manners (Heather Angel), who is on trial for shooting her lover Earle Condon (Neil Hamilton).
- IMDB:tt0029433
Portia on Trial Cast · · · ALL
George Nichols Jr.
Director
Walter Abel
Dan Foster
Frieda Inescort
Portia Merriman
Neil Hamilton
Earle Condon
Heather Angel
Elizabeth Manners
Ruth Donnelly
Jane Wilkins
Barbara Pepper
Evelyn
Clarence Kolb
John Condon
Anthony Marsh
Richard Conlan
Paul Stanton
Judge
George Cooper
Efe
John Kelly
Hank
Hobart Bosworth
Governor
Ian Maclaren
Father Caslez
Chick Chandler
Barker
Bob Murphy
Inspector
Inez Palange
Mrs. Gannow
Leo Gorcey
Joe Gannow
Huntley Gordon
Dr. Thorndike
Marion Ballou
Mrs. Manners
Hooper Atchley
Jack Madden
Nat Carr
1st Committeeman
Lucie Kaye
Switchboard Operator
Jack Baxley
Juror
Brooks Benedict
Portia's Co-Counsel
Lynton Brent
Reporter