State's Attorney is a movie that I have wanted to see for a long time and I was not disappointed. It is about a less then reputable alcoholic lawyer named Cardigan ( John Barrymore), who defends the worst of the worst such as Powers ( William "Stage" Boyd), who becomes District Attorney and it is not what he wanted. He gives up the woman he loves June ( Helen Twelvetrees) and marries a politically connected woman named Lillian ( Jill Esmond), he is really unhappy with her yo such an extent that when another man asks Cardigan to divorce her, he says an annulment instead and he notes "She has never been touched by me and she never will." Spoilers ahead:,Eventually Powers murders someone and June is a witness so Cardigan is given the opportunity to set things right. He prosecuteS Powers and resigns from being District Attorney in the middle of the trial, and learns at the end that June is waiting for him and they go off together. If you see the credits you see Barrymore in large letters, Twelvetrees in smaller letters and everyone else in small letters. It actually makes sense because one or the other or both are in every scene in the movie. It is a must for Barrymore fans and an easy 10/10 stars.
Review of State's Attorney
