The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936)
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- Passed
- 1h 25min
- Crime, Drama
- 08 May 1936 (USA)
- Movie
A beautiful socialite is acquitted of killing her husband only to be sued by her powerful mother-in-law for custody of her own son.
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| Madeleine Carroll | ... |
Hope Ames
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| George Brent | ... |
Matt Logan
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| Arthur Treacher | ... |
Griggsby
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| Alan Baxter | ... |
Lou
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| Beulah Bondi | ... |
Mrs. Livingston Ames
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| Alan Mowbray | ... |
Lawrence Waterson
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| Brenda Fowler | ... |
Mrs. Shumway
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| Esther Dale | ... |
Matilda
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| Edward Brophy | ... |
Sid
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| Richard Carle | ... |
Uncle Gordon
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| Scotty Beckett | ... |
Bobbie Ames
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| Mayo Methot | ... |
Cora Lamont
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| Guy Bates Post | ... |
Judge John Davis
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| June Brewster | ... |
Laurette La Rue
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Elvira Curci | ... |
Jeanette
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| Jonathan Hale | ... |
Judge at First Trial
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| William Bailey | ... |
Logan's Courtroom Assistant (uncredited)
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| Margaret Bloodgood | ... |
Police Matron (uncredited)
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| Robert Bolder | ... |
Juryman (uncredited)
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| Ward Bond | ... |
Newspaper Buyer (uncredited)
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Jane Buckingham | ... |
Prostitute (uncredited)
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| Dolores Casey | ... |
Prostitute (uncredited)
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Robert Cauterio | ... |
Mrs. Ames' Chauffeur (uncredited)
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| Albert Conti | ... |
Armand - Headwaiter (uncredited)
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Jack Daley | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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Anna Demetrio | ... |
Fortune Teller (uncredited)
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| Phil Dunham | ... |
Juryman (uncredited)
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| Edward Earle | ... |
Maitland Harris (uncredited)
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| George Guhl | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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Frank Hammond | ... |
Juryman (uncredited)
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Jack Hatfield | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Otto Hoffman | ... |
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
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Alf James | ... |
Court Clerk (uncredited)
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| Gladden James | ... |
Fingerprint Expert (uncredited)
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| Edward LeSaint | ... |
Dr. Caswell (uncredited)
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Bruce Mitchell | ... |
Druggist (uncredited)
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Joseph North | ... |
Parsons / Butler (uncredited)
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Richard Powell | ... |
Ferryboat Porter (uncredited)
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| Tom Ricketts | ... |
Juryman (uncredited)
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| Robert Seiter | ... |
Hope's Chauffeur (uncredited)
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| Antrim Short | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| John Graham Spacey | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
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| Max Wagner | ... |
Soupy (uncredited)
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Directed by
| William A. Seiter | ||
Written by
| Arthur Somers Roche | ... | (magazine story by) |
| C. Graham Baker | ... | (screenplay) (as Graham Baker) and |
| Gene Towne | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Walter Wanger | ... | producer |
Music by
| Gerard Carbonara | ||
Cinematography by
| Lucien N. Andriot | ... | (as Lucien Andriot) |
Editing by
| Dorothy Spencer | ||
Art Direction by
| Alexander Toluboff | ||
Set Decoration by
| Howard Bristol | ||
Costume Design by
| Helen Taylor | ||
Production Management
| Earl Rettig | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| James Hartnett | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| William R. Fox | ... | sound (as William Fox) |
Music Department
| Boris Morros | ... | musical director |
| Charles Bradshaw | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Tom Satterfield | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Adolph Zukor | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1936) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1936) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1936) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskapet Paramount (1936) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskabet Paramount (1936) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Films (1936) (Finland) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
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Storyline
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| Taglines | Would You Put a Rope Around Her Pretty Neck? Is she a cold-blooded murderess?...an unfit mother?...or the innocent victim of cruel circumstances? (Print Ad-Coquille Valley Sentinel, ((Coquille, Ore.)) 7 August 1936) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In the this film, 6-year-old Bobbie (Scotty Beckett) crashes his kiddie-car into a tree. When child actor Scotty Beckett grew up, he was arrested for drunk driving and for a particularly serious 1959 accident in which he crashed his car into a tree. See more » |
| Quotes |
Matt Logan:
I can't be taking my pants off every 15 minutes. I have a murder to solve. See more » |