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Slightly Honorable (1940) -- A lawyer is framed for the murder of a young party girl and tries to clear his name.

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Director:
Tay Garnett
Writers:
Ken Englund (screenplay)
John Hunter Lay (screenplay)
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Release Date:
22 January 1940 (USA) more
Genre:
Mystery more
Tagline:
It's Gay! It's Goose-pimply! It's grand! It's ga-ga! more
Plot:
A lawyer is framed for the murder of a young party girl and tries to clear his name. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Pat O'Brien ... John Webb
Edward Arnold ... Vincent Cushing

Broderick Crawford ... Russ Sampson
Ruth Terry ... Nightclub singer
Alan Dinehart ... District Attorney Joyce
Claire Dodd ... Alma Brehmer
Phyllis Brooks ... Sarilla Cushing
Eve Arden ... Miss Ater
Douglass Dumbrille ... George Taylor
Bernard Nedell ... Pete Godena
Douglas Fowley ... Madder
Ernest Truex ... P. Hemingway Collins
Janet Beecher ... Mrs. Cushing
Evelyn Keyes ... Miss Vlissingen
John Sheehan ... Mike Daley
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Send Another Coffin (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
85 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Approved | Sweden:(Banned) | Spain:13
Company:
Walter Wanger Productions more

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Quotes:
Alma Brehmer: Look, there are very few things in my life that I really regret. One of them is the time I wasted on you.
Pete Godena: Cool off, Snow White! Now let's you and me have a nice little heart-to-heart talk, hmm?
Alma Brehmer: What would you use?
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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Way Better Than You'd Think, 18 February 2007
8/10
Author: secragt from United States

Macroscopically, this movie is surprisingly entertaining, with crackling dialogue and charming performances by O'Brien and Crawford. Under closer scrutiny, the plot really doesn't hold up, nor do a number of character's motivations, but O'Brien's effortless cool covers a multitude of sins and the THIN MAN comparisons are apt. Overall, an underrated old-fashioned big ensemble good time the way they used to craft them back in the 40s. This isn't as good as Garnett's THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE and you won't gain much insight into the human condition or require a handkerchief, but you will laugh and you will be amused. One of the highlights from a 50 - pack of public domain crime dramas called "50 Dark Crimes" currently available for super cheap (how I discovered it), and like that inexpensive offering, worth far more than the price of admission.

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