< The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936)

MOVIE | 1h 25m | Open in IMDB | WL | ? / 6.9 (163)

Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance | 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.

• Director: William A. Seiter
• Writer: Arthur Somers Roche
• Writer: C. Graham Baker
• Writer: Gene Towne
• Madeleine Carroll (30) - Hope Ames
• George Brent (32) - Matt Logan
• Arthur Treacher (42) - Griggsby
• Alan Baxter (28) - Lou
• Beulah Bondi (47) - Mrs. Livingston Ames
• Alan Mowbray (40) - Lawrence Waterson
• Brenda Fowler (53) - Mrs. Shumway
• Esther Dale (51) - Matilda
• Edward Brophy (41) - Sid
• Richard Carle (65) - Uncle Gordon
• Scotty Beckett (7) - Bobbie Ames
• Mayo Methot (32) - Cora Lamont
• Guy Bates Post (61) - Judge John Davis
• June Brewster (23) - Laurette La Rue
• Elvira Curci (36) - Jeanette
• Jonathan Hale (45) - Judge at First Trial
• William Bailey (50) - Logan's Courtroom Assistant
• Margaret Bloodgood (58) - Police Matron
• Robert Bolder (77) - Juryman
• Ward Bond (33) - Newspaper Buyer