The Spellbinder
Jed Marlowe is a brilliant, scheming, unscrupulous criminal lawyer whose specialty is defending criminal he knows is guilty but gets them off through loop-holes or bribery. Then his daughter, misled by her father’s courtroom performance, but unaware of his back-room tactics, marries the killer her father has just unjustly save from the electric chair. What’s a poor father to do?
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The Spellbinder
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jul 28, 1939
Runtime
1h 9m
Genres
Crime, Romance, Drama
User Score
60%
Original Title
The Spellbinder
Production Companies
RKO Radio Pictures
Director
Jack Hively
Description
Jed Marlowe is a brilliant, scheming, unscrupulous criminal lawyer whose specialty is defending criminal he knows is guilty but gets them off through loop-holes or bribery. Then his daughter, misled by her father’s courtroom performance, but unaware of his back-room tactics, marries the killer her father has just unjustly save from the electric chair. What’s a poor father to do?