Mr. District Attorney

"There's A Law Against A Woman Like Her!"

1947 1h 21m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 6

Crime

Synopsis

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An assistant district attorney gets mixed-up with a woman who is working for the group that he is investigating.

“There's A Law Against A Woman Like Her!”

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Cast

Dennis O'Keefe
Steve Bennett
Adolphe Menjou
Craig Warren
Marguerite Chapman
Marcia Manning
Michael O'Shea
Harrington
George Coulouris
James Randolph
Jeff Donnell
Miss Miller
Steven Geray
Berotti
Ralph Morgan
Ed Jamison

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert B. Sinclair
Writers: Ian McLellan Hunter, Sidney Marshall
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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79 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Mr. District Attorney Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert B. Sinclair, shot by Bert Glennon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor William A. Lyon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Dennis O'Keefe and Adolphe Menjou and Marguerite Chapman carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There's A Law Against A Woman Like Her!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert B. Sinclair directs. Bert Glennon behind the camera. William A. Lyon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
279 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Mr. District Attorney Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Robert B. Sinclair, shot by Bert Glennon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor William A. Lyon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Dennis O'Keefe and Adolphe Menjou and Marguerite Chapman carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "There's A Law Against A Woman Like Her!".
9IMDB entry: tt0039325 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Bert Glennon
Editing: William A. Lyon
Costume design: Jean Louis
Runtime: 81 min · 1h 21m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Mr. District Attorney (1947)

Part of

Mr. District Attorney Collection

Mr. District Attorney is a crime drama series based on the radio character of the same name.

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Robert B. Sinclair

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CinemaSerf2022-12-24
★ 6/10
Dennis O'Keefe is "Bennett" and aspiring lawyer who joins the team of District Attorney "Warren" (Adolphe Menjou). Initially he is prepared to put in the graft, and his boss is impressed - but when he begins to fall for the enigmatic "Marcia" (Marguerite Chapman) his focus starts to wander and he and his boss part company. Now on the other side of the fence, "Bennett" finds himself working for "Randolph" (George Coulouris) and embroiled in a complex property scam that could involve his new love. It's not a bad effort at a crime noir, this, but there is far too much dialogue and little on-screen chemistry between O'Keefe and his not-so-smouldering femme-fatale Chapman. It is probably about fifteen minutes too long, with a little too much preamble that could have been reinvested in the grittier end of the proceedings that are all rather conveniently - and hastily - pulled together. It's pretty procedural and I can't think you'll remember watching it afterwards, but it passes the time ok.

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