The Witness Chair (1936)
Drama
Romance
Late one night, secretary Paula Young (Ann Harding) leaves the office of her boss, Stanley Whittaker (Douglas Dumbrille, locking the door and taking the stairs to avoid being seen by the elevator operator (Frank Jenks). The next morning, the cleaning lady finds Whittaker's dead body, an apparent suicide. Police Lieutenant Poole (Moroni Olsen) finds a letter signed by Whittaker in which the deceased states he embezzled $75,000. Soon, however, he suspects otherwise and, after investigating, arrests widower James "Jim" Trent (Walter Abel), the vice president of Whittaker.
Cast
Paula Young
James Trent
Mr. Henshaw
Tillie Jones
Court Bailiff
Mr. O'Neil
Reporter in Coutroom
Laughing Reporter
Detective Costigan
Prosecutor's Assistant
Reporter in Courtroom
Judge McKenzie
Stanley Whittaker
Bailiff
Courtroom Spectator
Messenger With Tickets
Anna Yifnick
Grace Franklin
Constance Trent
Lt. Poole
Benny Ryan
Martin
Roy Levino
Defense Attorney Conrick
