Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case

1941 1h 7m EN

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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Like the first entry, this one is played mostly for laughs, with Radio's Mister District Attorney. James Ellison replacing Dennis O'Keefe as feckless assistant DA P. Cadwallader Jones. The publisher of a tony fashion magazine is murdered, requiring Jones to sift through a colorful array of suspects. He is helped along by snoopy girl reporter Terry Parker.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

James Ellison
P. Cadwallader Jones
Virginia Gilmore
Terry Parker
Franklin Pangborn
Charley Towne
Paul Harvey
Dist. Atty. Winton
Lynne Carver
Joyce Belmont
Spencer Charters
Judge White
Douglas Fowley
Vincent Mackay
John Eldredge
Andrew Belmont

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Writers: Sidney Sheldon, Ben Roberts
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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85 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bernard Vorhaus, shot by John Alton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

CAST

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James Ellison and Virginia Gilmore and Franklin Pangborn carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0035090 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bernard Vorhaus directs. John Alton behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
285 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 Bernard Vorhaus, shot by John Alton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6James Ellison and Virginia Gilmore and Franklin Pangborn carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0035090 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.