Sin's Pay Day

Mar 2, 1932

1h 4m

★ 5.2

Overview

A woman married to a defense lawyer leaves him when he refuses to stop defending criminals she believes are guilty.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Action Pictures

Sin's Pay Day Trailers

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Cast

Iris Markey

Dorothy Revier

James Markey

Forrest Stanley

Chubby Dennis

Mickey Rooney

Louie Joe

Harry Semels

David Lee

Alfred Cross

Jake Bernheim

Hal Price

Robert Webb

Lloyd Whitlock

Jane Webb

Bess Flowers

Henchman Rusty (uncredited)

Ben Hall

Derelict drinking milk (uncredited)

Paul Panzer

After his young son dies from the negligence at a hospital, Harry Fertig takes matters into his own hands and kills the doctor, nurse and clerk responsible. Slick lawyer Roy Bleakie, looking only to win a case and not caring of the matters involved, is asked by Fertig's boss to defend him. Shocked to hear that his client wants to plead guilty, the case causes Bleakie to question his own morals by defending an honorable man.

7.2

The Lincoln Lawyer

Mar 17, 2011

Mick Haller is a charismatic defense attorney who does business out of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Mick spends most of his time defending petty crooks and other bottom-feeders, so it comes as quite a surprise when he lands the case of a lifetime: defending a Beverly Hills playboy who is accused of attempted murder. However, what Mick initially thinks is an open-and-shut case with a big monetary reward develops into something more sinister.

5.6

Cimarron

Jan 26, 1931

When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a plot of the free land for himself and moves his family there from Wichita. A newspaperman, lawyer, and just about everything else, Cravat soon becomes a leading citizen of the boom town of Osage. Once the town is established, however, he begins to feel confined once again, and heads for the Cherokee Strip, leaving his family behind. During this and other absences, his wife Sabra must learn to take care of herself and soon becomes prominent in her own right.

6.3

Illegal

Oct 9, 1955

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.

6.3

Love Is My Profession

Sep 17, 1958

Married French lawyer Andre defends succesfully the case of Yvette, who committed a robbery. He falls in love with her, but she isn't true to him.

5.9

In Bed with Victoria

Sep 14, 2016

Victoria is a thirty-something divorced lawyer who's struggling to raise her two daughters. She is canny and cynical but on the verge of an emotional breakdown. At a friend's wedding she reconnects with Vincent, an old friend, and Sam, an old client. Her life is about to take a new turn.

6.6

Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer

Nov 1, 1992

In this documentary, filmmaker Nick Broomfield follows the saga of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute who has been accused of committing a brutal series of murders. Broomfield conducts interviews with Wuornos herself, and his crew films her trial as well as her interactions with religious fanatic Arlene Pralle, who gives Wuornos dubious advice and legally adopts her. The cameras also roll as the accused's attorney ignores the case at hand to negotiate a deal to sell his client's story.

7.5

A Father for Brittany

Mar 15, 1998

Keith and Kim Lussier are a childless couple who are given custody of a 3-month-old foster child, Brittany. However, tragedy strikes when Kim dies of cancer in the middle of the adoption process, leaving Keith to fight for Brittany's custody alone.

7.1

King and Country

Sep 5, 1964

During World War I, Army Private Arthur James Hamp is accused of desertion during battle. The officer assigned to defend him at his court-martial, Captain Hargreaves, finds out there is more to the case than meets the eye.

0.0

Numbered Woman

May 22, 1938

After her brother is wrongfully arrested for the theft of some bonds, a nurse sets out to clear his name by becoming the home-care nurse for the ailing leader of the gang which actually stole the bonds.

4.6

Naked Singularity

Aug 6, 2021

When a successful New York public defender loses his first case, he is pulled into a drug heist by a former client in an effort to beat the broken system at its own game.

5.6

Défense de savoir

Aug 29, 1973

When a woman is accused of murder, the investigation slowly reveals numerous political connections. Laubret, the court-appointed defense lawyer, does everything in his power to expose the truth.

5.0

Society Lawyer

Mar 21, 1939

Society lawyer Christopher Durant agrees to defend his friend Phil Siddall who was arrested for the murder of an ex-girlfriend. With the help of nightclub singer Pat Abbott and crime boss Tony Gazotti (a former client), Durant launches his own investigation of the murder in order to prove his friend's innocence.

5.0

Juvenile Court

Sep 10, 1938

Public Defender Gary Franklin, frustrated by being unable to save criminal Dutch Adams from a death sentence by blaming the slums environment as the cause of Dutch's crimes, enlists the aid of Dutch's sister, Marcia Adams, to get the slum dwellers at appeal for public monies to provide recreational places for the slum kids.

4.7

A Night of Adventure

Jun 2, 1944

A lawyer tries to clear his wife's lover of murder charges.

10.0

Chet Bueller: Attorney at Law

Invalid Date

A lawyer enlists the help of his former client to get his dog back from the clutches of his ex-wife.

5.0

Prison Without Law

Jan 1, 1990

A female lawyer begins to suspect that lawlessness is going on in prison, and a female prisoner helps her.

0.0

Suspect

Jan 24, 2025

Bernard Rambert, “Red Beni”, is one of Switzerland's best-known and most controversial defence lawyers. What conclusions can a person who has spent his entire life fighting for radical change through legal means draw?