Criminal Court (film)

1946 film by Robert Wise

Criminal Court

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Robert Wise
Written by| Earl Felton
Screenplay by| Lawrence Kimble
Produced by| Martin Mooney
Starring| Tom Conway
Martha O'Driscoll
June Clayworth
Cinematography| Frank Redman
Edited by| Robert Swink
Music by| Paul Sawtell

Production
company

RKO Radio Pictures

Distributed by| RKO Radio Pictures

Release dates

* November 15, 1946 (1946-11-15) (Premiere-New York City)[1]
* November 20, 1946 (1946-11-20) (U.S.)[1]

Running time

| 60 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Criminal Court is a 1946 American crime drama film directed by Robert Wise and starring Tom Conway, Martha O'Driscoll and June Clayworth.[2] It was produced and distributed by RKO Pictures.

## Plot

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Hotshot lawyer Steve Barnes is a candidate to be district attorney. His girlfriend Georgia Gale has a job singing for nightclub owner Vic Wright, a gangster who works for the mob boss, Marquette.

Steve has film footage of Vic and brother Frankie committing crimes. He rejects a $50,000 bribe made in the form of a campaign donation. Joan, his secretary, spies on Steve for the gangster. She witnesses a struggle for a gun and sees Vic accidentally shot dead.

Georgia is seen leaving the scene and is charged with murder. Marquette will have his stooge Joe West give false testimony to convict her unless Steve plays ball.

Steve realizes just in time that Joan is involved and calls her to the stand. West tries to shoot her, but is overcome. Joan tells what really happened and Georgia goes free.

## Cast

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* Tom Conway as Steve Barnes
* Martha O'Driscoll as Georgia Gale
* June Clayworth as Joan Mason
* Robert Armstrong as Vic Wright
* Addison Richards as District Attorney Gordon
* Pat Gleason as Joe West
* Steve Brodie as Frankie Wright
* Robert Warwick as Marquette
* Phil Warren as Bill Brannegan
* Joe Devlin as Brownie
* Lee Bonnell as Gil Lambert
* Robert Clarke as Dance Director

## References

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1. ^ a b "Criminal Court: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
2. ^ "Criminal Court (1946) - Robert Wise | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".

## External links

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* Criminal Court at IMDb
* Criminal Court at the TCM Movie Database
* Criminal Court at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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Films directed by Robert Wise

* The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
* Mademoiselle Fifi (1944)
* The Body Snatcher (1945)
* A Game of Death (1945)
* Criminal Court (1946)
* Born to Kill (1947)
* Mystery in Mexico (1948)
* Blood on the Moon (1948)
* The Set-Up (1949)
* Two Flags West (1950)
* Three Secrets (1950)
* The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
* The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
* The Captive City (1952)
* Something for the Birds (1952)
* Destination Gobi (1953)
* The Desert Rats (1953)
* So Big (1953)
* Executive Suite (1954)
* Helen of Troy (1956)
* Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)
* Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
* This Could Be the Night (1957)
* Until They Sail (1957)
* Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
* I Want to Live! (1958)
* Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
* West Side Story (1961)
* Two for the Seesaw (1962)
* The Haunting (1963)
* The Sound of Music (1965)
* The Sand Pebbles (1966)
* Star! (1968)
* The Andromeda Strain (1971)
* Two People (1973)
* The Hindenburg (1975)
* Audrey Rose (1977)
* Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
* Rooftops (1989)
* A Storm in Summer (2000, TV film)

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