Search - Slighty Honorable on DVD

Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1940 DVD Release: 01/25/2005 Format: DVD - Black and White SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 15 mins Studio: Alpha Video Total Copies: 1 Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller, Comedy Thriller, Detective Film

The successful producer-director combination of Walter Wanger and Tay Garnett served up another winner with Slightly Honorable. Adapted from F. G. Presnell's novel Send Another Coffin, the story concerns the efforts made by corrupt politician Cushing (Edward Arnold) to frame honest attorney John Webb (Pat O'Brien) for the murder of Alma Brehmer (Claire Dodd). In concert with his diligent and apparently slow-witted assistant Rus Sampson (Broderick Crawford), Webb hopes to squelch Cushing's plan by locating the real murderer-who turns out to be a lot closer to Webb than he'd ever imagined. Ruth Terry has one of her best screen roles as a birdbrained nightclub hoofer who helps Webb clear himself. Like many Walter Wanger productions of the period, Slightly Honorable is currently available on the public-domain video market. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Pat O'Brien - John Webb
Edward Arnold - Vincent Cushing
Broderick Crawford - Russell Sampson
Ruth Terry - Ann Seymour
Claire Dodd - Alma Brehmer