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Counsellor at Law(1933)
Status: Released
Date: 1933-12-25
66%
26 Votes
Time: 1h 22m
Great is the word for...COUNSELLOR AT LAW!
Overview:
A successful lawyer struggles to deal with his wife's unfaithfulness and his own hidden past.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Counsellor at Law
Top 10 Billed Cast
John Barrymore
George Simon
Bebe Daniels
Regina 'Rexy' Gordon
Doris Kenyon
Cora Simon
Isabel Jewell
Bessie Green
Melvyn Douglas
Roy Darwin
Onslow Stevens
John P. Tedesco
Thelma Todd
Lillian La Rue
Clara Langsner
George Simon's Mother
Mayo Methot
Zedorah Chapman
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Overview
A successful lawyer struggles to deal with his wife's unfaithfulness and his own hidden past.
Release Date
1933-12-25
Average
6.6
Rating:
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Great is the word for...COUNSELLOR AT LAW!
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