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The Jury's Secret
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The Jury's Secret

Jan 16, 1938
1h 5m
★ 4.0

He Dared Death To Save A Stranger!... Why?

Overview

A reporter covering a murder trial guesses that the murderer of a ruthless businessman is her ex-fiancé and persuades him to confess and clear the innocent man on trial.

Genres

Crime
Mystery
Romance

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Kent Taylor

Walter Russell

Kent Taylor

Fay Wray

Linda Ware

Fay Wray

Jane Darwell

Mrs. Sheldon, Bill's Mother

Jane Darwell

Nan Grey

Mary Norris

Nan Grey

Larry J. Blake

Bill Sheldon

Larry J. Blake

Fritz Leiber

John Morrow

Fritz Leiber

Leonard Mudie

District Attorney

Leonard Mudie

Samuel S. Hinds

Brandon Williams

Samuel S. Hinds

Granville Bates

Judge Pendegast

Granville Bates

Halliwell Hobbes

John, Butler

Halliwell Hobbes

Edward Broadley

William's Butler

Edward Broadley

Ted Osborne

Reporter Thomson

Ted Osborne

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