Released:
1929-06-08

Overview:
Broadway showgirl Mary Dugan is charged with murder in the knifing death of her wealthy lover and goes on trial for her life. When her defense counsel appears to bungle his job, Mary's brother Jimmy, a newly-licensed attorney, jumps into the case to defend his sister. Jimmy's courtroom style is unconventional, but he seems to be holding his own against the prosecuting attorney—until a surprise testimony changes the course of the trial...

Director:
Bayard Veiller

Runtime:
1h 54min

Genre:
Drama, Crime

• Cast:
• 
  Norma Shearer
  as
  Mary Elizabeth Dugan
• 
  Lewis Stone
  as
  Edward West
• 
  H.B. Warner
  as
  District Attorney Galway
• 
  Raymond Hackett
  as
  Jimmy Dugan
• 
  Lilyan Tashman
  as
  Dagmar Lorne