The Trial of Mary Dugan

Jun 8, 1929

1h 54m

★ 6.0

Overview

A woman is tried for the murder of her lover. Director Bayard Veiller's 1929 courtroom drama stars Norma Shearer, Lewis Stone, Lilyan Tashman and H. B. Warner.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Mary Elizabeth Dugan

Norma Shearer

Edward West

Lewis Stone

District Attorney Galway

H.B. Warner

Jimmy Dugan

Raymond Hackett

Dagmar Lorne

Lilyan Tashman

Mrs. Gertrude Rice

Olive Tell

Marie Ducrot

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Inspector Hunt

DeWitt Jennings

Judge Nash

Wilfrid North

Dr. Welcome

Landers Stevens

Pauline Agguerro

Mary Doran

Captain Price

Westcott Clarke

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