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  • The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936)
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    85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936)
Passed
85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A beautiful socialite is acquitted of killing her husband only to be sued by her powerful mother-in-law for custody of her own son.
Writers
Arthur Somers Roche (magazine story by) | C. Graham Baker (screenplay) (as Graham Baker) | Gene Towne (screenplay)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Lucien N. Andriot (as Lucien Andriot)
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Updated May 8, 1936

Release date
May 8, 1936 (United States)

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Cast

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43 cast members
Name Known for
Madeleine Carroll
Hope Ames Hope Ames   See fewer
George Brent
Matt Logan Matt Logan   See fewer
Arthur Treacher
Griggsby Griggsby   See fewer
Beulah Bondi
Mrs. Livingston Ames Mrs. Livingston Ames   See fewer
Alan Mowbray
Lawrence Waterson Lawrence Waterson   See fewer
Brenda Fowler
Mrs. Shumway Mrs. Shumway   See fewer
Esther Dale
Matilda Matilda   See fewer
Richard Carle
Uncle Gordon Uncle Gordon   See fewer
Scotty Beckett
Bobbie Ames Bobbie Ames   See fewer
Mayo Methot
Cora Lamont Cora Lamont   See fewer
Guy Bates Post
Judge John Davis Judge John Davis   See fewer
June Brewster
Laurette La Rue Laurette La Rue   See fewer
Elvira Curci
Jeanette Jeanette   See fewer
Jonathan Hale
Judge at First Trial Judge at First Trial   See fewer
William Bailey
Logan's Courtroom Assistant (uncredited) Logan's Courtroom Assistant (uncredited)   See fewer
Margaret Bloodgood
Police Matron (uncredited) Police Matron (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Bolder
Juryman (uncredited) Juryman (uncredited)   See fewer
Ward Bond
Newspaper Buyer (uncredited) Newspaper Buyer (uncredited)   See fewer
Jane Buckingham
Prostitute (uncredited) Prostitute (uncredited)   See fewer
Dolores Casey
Prostitute (uncredited) Prostitute (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Cauterio
Mrs. Ames' Chauffeur (uncredited) Mrs. Ames' Chauffeur (uncredited)   See fewer
Albert Conti
Armand - Headwaiter (uncredited) Armand - Headwaiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Daley
Bailiff (uncredited) Bailiff (uncredited)   See fewer
Anna Demetrio
Fortune Teller (uncredited) Fortune Teller (uncredited)   See fewer
Phil Dunham
Juryman (uncredited) Juryman (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Earle
Maitland Harris (uncredited) Maitland Harris (uncredited)   See fewer
George Guhl
Bailiff (uncredited) Bailiff (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Hammond
Juryman (uncredited) Juryman (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Hatfield
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Otto Hoffman
Jury Foreman (uncredited) Jury Foreman (uncredited)   See fewer
Alf James
Court Clerk (uncredited) Court Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Gladden James
Fingerprint Expert (uncredited) Fingerprint Expert (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward LeSaint
Dr. Caswell (uncredited) Dr. Caswell (uncredited)   See fewer
Bruce Mitchell
Druggist (uncredited) Druggist (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph North
Parsons / Butler (uncredited) Parsons / Butler (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Powell
Ferryboat Porter (uncredited) Ferryboat Porter (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Ricketts
Juryman (uncredited) Juryman (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Seiter
Hope's Chauffeur (uncredited) Hope's Chauffeur (uncredited)   See fewer
Antrim Short
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
John Graham Spacey
Undetermined Role (unconfirmed) (uncredited) Undetermined Role (unconfirmed) (uncredited)   See fewer
Max Wagner
Soupy (uncredited) Soupy (uncredited)   See fewer
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