Criminal Lawyer (1951)

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Country: USA
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Release: 1951-08-23
Director: Seymour Friedman
Writers: Harold Greene
Language: English
Stars: Pat O’Brien , Jane Wyatt (I) (1910–2006) , Carl Benton Reid , Mary Castle , Robert Shayne , Mike Mazurki , Jerome Cowan , Marvin Kaplan , Douglas Fowley , Mickey Knox
Runtime: 74 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Criminal Lawyer , Al margen de la ley (Mexico) , J'accuse cet homme (France, French Republic) , Avvocati criminali (Italy) , Criminal Lawyer (Canada) , Avocat penal (Romania) , Criminal Lawyer (United States of America)
Plot: James Ragan, a brilliant criminal lawyer is fed up with his lucrative practice and longs to retire to a quiet judgeship, but his reputation for legal, if not always ethical, courtroom tricks sidetracks his desire and he continues with his chosen profession. Afrer several exciting (and episodic) cases, requiring all his talents, including defending his personal bodyguard, "Moose" Hendrcks on a murder charge,he eventually get an appointment and becomes known as Judge Ragan.
IMDB:tt0043433