The Trial of Mary Dugan (1929)

1929 · Feature film · 114 min · dir. Bayard Veiller

• Drama
• Crime

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Synopsis

Broadway showgirl Mary Dugan is charged with murder in the knifing death of her wealthy lover and goes on trial for her life. When her defense counsel appears to bungle his job, Mary's brother Jimmy, a newly-licensed attorney, jumps into the case to defend his sister. Jimmy's courtroom style is unconventional, but he seems to be holding his own against the prosecuting attorney—until a surprise testimony changes the course of the trial...

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Details

Director

Bayard Veiller

Writer

Becky Gardiner

Cinematography

William H. Daniels

Studio

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Released

1929-06-08

Running time

114 minutes

Cast & crew

• Bayard Veiller Director
• Norma Shearer
• Lewis Stone
• H.B. Warner
• Raymond Hackett
• Lilyan Tashman
• Olive Tell
• Adrienne D'Ambricourt
• DeWitt Jennings

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