Hard-hitting crime drama starring William as an assistant DA who is horrified to discover that a man he sent to the chair was proven innocent only moments after the execution. Totally demoralized, William begins drinking heavily and accepting work from mobsters as their "mouthpiece." Bitter
and cynical toward the legal system, William proves a great success at keeping swindlers and killers out of jail. With his newfound success also come expensive habits and lots of fast women. William begins to have doubts about his new lifestyle when he meets and falls hard for plain, wholesome
stenographer Fox. Unfortunately, Fox has a steady boy friend, but when the kid gets in...
Released:
1932
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins