An Act of Murder (1948)

Directors

Michael Gordon

Cast

Fredric March, Edmond O'Brien, Florence Eldridge, Geraldine Brooks

The story

Calvin Cooke, a principled but stubborn judge, presides over a murder case in which lawyer David Douglas is unsuccessful in proving that his client's state of mind was a mitigating factor. Cooke's daughter Ellie complains to her mother Cathy about how unyielding her father can be; Cathy insists that he is a loving husband. Anyway, it is their 20th wedding anniversary and she is planning to celebrate with friends at their house.

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