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The Witness Chair

62 %|Apr 23, 1936|Drama, Romance

Late one night, secretary Paula Young (Ann Harding) leaves the office of her boss, Stanley Whittaker (Douglas Dumbrille, locking the door and taking the stairs to avoid being seen by the elevator operator (Frank Jenks). The next morning, the cleaning lady finds Whittaker's dead body, an apparent suicide. Police Lieutenant Poole (Moroni Olsen) finds a letter signed by Whittaker in which the deceased states he embezzled $75,000. Soon, however, he suspects otherwise and, after investigating, arrests widower James "Jim" Trent (Walter Abel), the vice president of Whittaker.

Featured Crew

George Nichols Jr.
Director
Rita Weiman
Story
Gertrude Purcell
Screenplay
Rian James
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Cast

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Ann Harding
Paula Young
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Walter Abel
James Trent
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Douglass Dumbrille
Stanley Whittaker
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Margaret Hamilton
Grace Franklin
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Frances Sage
Constance Trent
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Moroni Olsen
Lt. Poole
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Frank Jenks
Roy Levino
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Murray Kinnell
Defense Attorney Conrick
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Charles Arnt
Mr. Henshaw
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Maxine Jennings
Tillie Jones
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William Bailey
Court Bailiff
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Barlowe Borland
Mr. O'Neil
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Alan Curtis
Reporter in Coutroom
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Jack Gargan
Laughing Reporter
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Fred Kelsey
Detective Costigan
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Mike Lally
Prosecutor's Assistant
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Louise Latimer
Reporter in Courtroom
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Edward LeSaint
Judge McKenzie
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Thomas Martin
Courtroom Spectator
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George Offerman, Jr.
Messenger With Tickets
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Hilda Vaughn
Anna Yifnick