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20 February 1947 (USA)
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There's A Law Against A Woman Like Her!
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Lively Little Programmer
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Cast
(in credits order) | Dennis O'Keefe | ... | Steve Bennett |
 | Adolphe Menjou | ... | Craig Warren |
| Marguerite Chapman | ... | Marcia Manning |
| Michael O'Shea | ... | Harrington |
| George Coulouris | ... | James Randolph |
| Jeff Donnell | ... | Miss Miller |
| Steven Geray | ... | Berotti |
 | Ralph Morgan | ... | Ed Jamison |
| John Kellogg | ... | Franzen |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Doris Houck | ... | Secretary (as Doris Colleen) |
| Robert Barron | ... | Leader of Gang (uncredited) |
| Joan Blair | ... | Mrs. Marsden (uncredited) |
| Willie Bloom | ... | Mug (uncredited) |
| Paul Bradley | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Bruce Cameron | ... | Guard (uncredited) |
| Noble 'Kid' Chissel | ... | Mug (uncredited) |
| Cliff Clark | ... | Police Captain Lambert (uncredited) |
 | Gino Corrado | ... | Maitre D' (uncredited) |
| Frank Dae | ... | Judge (uncredited) |
| Johnny Duncan | ... | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Ralf Harolde | ... | Mr. Marsden (uncredited) |
| Holmes Herbert | ... | Gallentyne (uncredited) |
| Al Hill | ... | Hood (uncredited) |
| Ernest Hilliard | ... | Businessman (uncredited) |
| Esther Howard | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Fred Howard | ... | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Boyd Irwin | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Jerry Jerome | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Donald Kerr | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
| George Lloyd | ... | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Charles Marsh | ... | Ambulance Driver (uncredited) |
| Forbes Murray | ... | Judge (uncredited) |
| Howard Negley | ... | Detective (uncredited) |
| Frank O'Connor | ... | Waiter (uncredited) |
 | Frank Reicher | ... | Peter Lantz (uncredited) |
| Gene Roth | ... | Doorman (uncredited) |
| Cy Schindell | ... | Truck Driver (uncredited) |
| Arthur Space | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Ted Stanhope | ... | Maitre d' (uncredited) |
| Charles Trowbridge | ... | Longfield (uncredited) |
| Emmett Vogan | ... | Attorney Harper (uncredited) |
| Lillian Wells | ... | Switchboard Operator (uncredited) |
 | Frank Wilcox | ... | Defense Attorney (uncredited) |
| Robert Williams | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
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| Robert B. Sinclair | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Ian McLellan Hunter | ||
| Phillips Lord | radio series (as Phillips H. Lord) | |
| Ben Markson | adaptation | |
| Sidney Marshall | story | |
Produced by | |||
| Samuel Bischoff | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Herschel Burke Gilbert | (as Herschel Gilbert) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Bert Glennon | |||
| Henry Freulich | (uncredited) | ||
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| William A. Lyon | (as William Lyon) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| George Brooks | |||
| Stephen Goosson | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Earl Teass | |||
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| Jean Louis | |||
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| James Nicholson | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Jack A. Goodrich | .... | sound (as Jack Goodrich) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Ned Scott | .... | still photographer | |
Music Department | |||
| Morris Stoloff | .... | musical director (as M.W. Stoloff) | |
| Walter Sheets | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Columbia Pictures (1947) (USA) (theatrical)
- Kit Parker Films (2007) (worldwide) (all media) (copyright owner)
- VCI Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)
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USA:81 min
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Finland:(Banned) (1947)
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A young assistant DA gets mixed up with an unscrupulous woman and her criminally connected husband.
On the whole, the movie is a rather pleasant surprise, thanks to a lively cast and an edgy script. From the unpromising title, I expected a replay of the radio series that was nothing special. Instead, however, the movie plays more like a 40's noir than a legal documentary.
The story's crux revolves around Marcia's (Chapman) ruthless manipulations, and Chapman is excellent as the designing spider woman. As a result of the clever script and adept acting, it's hard to detect Marcia's true intentions. That leaves us in the same position as her paramour, the befuddled Steve (O'Keefe). But, Steve's none too ethical himself since he hires out to crooked businessman Randolph (Coulouris), after leaving the DA's office. Together, Marcia and Steve make a good tarnished pair, well suited to noir.
It's a dynamic Adolph Menjou as the truculent DA, however, who makes the film work. Thanks to actor Menjou, we understand why Steve has a love-hate relationship with his boss. As a result, Steve's basic dilemma revolves around which he will follow—the DA and his profession or Marcia and her allure. Fortunately, if things get too heavy, the lively Harrington (O'Shea) is around with his well-scripted quips.
Despite its assets, the film's far from a classic, but does remain a lively little programmer thanks to a large dose of Hollywood professionalism.