Slightly Honorable (1940)
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The successful producer-director combination of Walter Wanger and Tay Garnett served up another winner with Slightly Honorable. Adapted from F. G. Presnell's novel Send Another Coffin, the story concerns the efforts made by corrupt politician Cushing (Edward Arnold) to frame honest attorney John Webb (Pat O'Brien) for the murder of Alma Brehmer (Claire Dodd). In concert with his diligent and apparently slow-witted assistant Rus Sampson (Broderick Crawford), Webb hopes to squelch Cushing's plan by locating the real murderer-who turns out to be a lot closer to Webb than he'd ever imagined. Ruth Terry has one of her best screen roles as a birdbrained nightclub hoofer who helps Webb clear himself. Like many Walter Wanger productions of the period, Slightly Honorable is currently available on the public-domain video market. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 75 mins
Complete Cast:
- Pat O'Brien - John Webb
- Broderick Crawford - Russell Sampson
- Claire Dodd - Alma Brehmer
- Janet Beecher - Mrs. Cushing
- Douglas Dumbrille - George Taylor
- Eve Arden - Miss Alter
- Addison Richards - Commissioner Fromm
- John Sheehan - Mike Deley
- Willie Best - Art, the Elevator Operator
- Ernest Truex - P. Hemingway Collins
- Eddy Chandler - O'Leary, the Cop
- Jack Greene - Detective
- Art Baker - Radio Announcers
- Charles French - Pallbearer
- Taylor Garnett - Reporter
- Victor Potel - Proprietor
- Bud Jamison - Humboldt, the Cop
- Edward Arnold - Vincent Cushing
- Ruth Terry - Ann Seymour
- Alan Dinehart - Commissioner Joyce
- Phyllis Brooks - Serilla Cushing
- Bernard Nedell - Pete Catina
- Evelyn Keyes - Miss Vlissenger
- Douglas Fowley - Charles Madder
- Howard Hickman - Senator Scott
- Robert Middlemass - Sen. Barry
- Cliff Clark - Capt. Graves
- John Deering - Radio Announcer
- Dick Rush - Detective
- Wheaton Chambers - Guest
- Marjorie "Babe" Kane - Switchboard Operator
- Zack Williams - Black Preacher
- George Magrill
- Frank Dae - President of Senate
- Director(s):
- Tay Garnett
- Writer(s):
- John Hunter Lay, Robert Tallman, Ken Englund
- Producer(s):
- Tay Garnett
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