Illegal (1955)
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Once again Edward G. Robinson takes a script from the trash bin and makes it into a palatable movie. A remake of The Mouthpiece, this is the story of a district attorney with a conscience. When he discovers that a man he's sent to the electric chair was innocent, he takes to the bottle. His assistants encourage him to get off the booze, stop prosecuting and, instead, become a defense attorney. He agrees but his first client is a notorious gangster who has been in business for so long because of leaks from Robinson's own office when he was the district attorney. Push comes to shove and soon, through multiple machinations and mishaps, Robinson becomes the defender of his former assistant on charges of murder. ~ Tana Hobart, Rovi
- Starring:
- Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, (more)
- Director(s):
- Lewis Allen
Synopsis of Illegal
Once again Edward G. Robinson takes a script from the trash bin and makes it into a palatable movie. A remake of The Mouthpiece, this is the story of a district attorney with a conscience. When he discovers that a man he's sent to the electric chair was innocent, he takes to the bottle. His assistants encourage him to get off the booze, stop prosecuting and, instead, become a defense attorney. He agrees but his first client is a notorious gangster who has been in business for so long because of leaks from Robinson's own office when he was the district attorney. Push comes to shove and soon, through multiple machinations and mishaps, Robinson becomes the defender of his former assistant on charges of murder. ~ Tana Hobart, Rovi
Complete Cast of Illegal
- Edward G. Robinson - Victor Scott
- Hugh Marlowe - Ray Borden
- Albert Dekker - Frank Garland
- Ellen Corby - Miss Hinkel
- Jan Merlin - Andy Garth
- Jay Adler - Joseph Carter
- James McCallion - Allen Parker
- Lawrence Dobkin - Al Carol
- Stuart Nedd - Phillips
- John R. McKee - Detective
- Max Wagner - Bartender
- Archie Twitchell - Mr. Manning
- Ted Stanhope - Bailiff
- George Ross - Policeman
- DeForest Kelley - Edward Clary
- Phil Arnold
- Jonathan Hale - Doctor
- John Cliff - Bar Patron
- Nina Foch - Ellen Miles
- Jayne Mansfield - Angel O'Hara
- Howard St. John - E.A. Smith
- Edward Platt - Ralph Ford
- Robert Ellenstein - Joe Knight
- Henry Kulky - Taylor
- Addison Richards - Steve Harper
- Clark Howat - George Graves
- Chris Alcaide - 2nd Policeman
- Charles Evans - Judge
- Herb Vigran - 1st Policeman
- Marjorie Stapp - Night Orderly
- Henry Rowland - Jailer
- Kathryn Marlowe - Blonde Girl
- Roxanne Arlen - Miss Hathaway
- Julie Bennett - Miss Worth
- Pauline Drake - Woman
- Fred Coby - 3rd Guard
- Director(s):
- Lewis Allen
- Writer(s):
- W.R. Burnett, James R. Webb
- Producer(s):
- Frank P. Rosenberg
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