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Sued for Libel poster

Sued for Libel(1939)

October 27, 19391h 6m

Comedy Crime Mystery Thriller

63%User score 63 percent

User Score

5 votes

A WOMAN SCORNED! A man and girl murdered. A multiple mystery solved!

Overview

A New York City newspaper is sued for libel after reporting the wrong verdict in a murder trial.

Director: Leslie Goodwins
Writers: Wolfe Kaufman, Jerome Cady

Top Billed Cast

Kent Taylor
Steve Lonegan
Linda Hayes
Maggie Shane
Lilian Bond
Muriel Webster
Morgan Conway
Albert Pomeroy

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Richard Lane

Smiley Dugan

Roger Pryor

Willard Corbin

Thurston Hall

David Hastings

Emory Parnell

Jerome Walsh

Roy Gordon

Col. Jasper White

Keye Luke

Chang Howe

Edward Earle

Judge Clark

Leona Roberts

Mrs. Trent

Vinton Hayworth

Dr. James Bailer (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

Policeman in Court (uncredited)

Lynton Brent

Joey, Reporter at Trial (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Pomeroy's Butler (uncredited)

Jack Egan

Reporter (uncredited)

Douglas Evans

Douglas Evans, Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Robert Fiske

Radio Actor (uncredited)

William Haade

Cooper, Pomeroy's Chauffeur (uncredited)

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Facts

Status: Released
Original title: Sued for Libel
Original language: English
Production: RKO Radio Pictures

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