The Witness Chair

WHO WOULD BELIEVE THAT A WOMAN LIKE THIS WOULD KILL A MAN?

6.61936DramaRomance

Late one night, secretary Paula Young (Ann Harding) leaves the office of her boss, Stanley Whittaker (Douglas Dumbrille, locking the door and taking the stairs to avoid being seen by the elevator operator (Frank Jenks). The next morning, the cleaning lady finds Whittaker's dead body, an apparent suicide. Police Lieutenant Poole (Moroni Olsen) finds a letter signed by Whittaker in which the deceased states he embezzled $75,000. Soon, however, he suspects otherwise and, after investigating, arrests widower James "Jim" Trent (Walter Abel), the vice president of Whittaker.

Release1936-04-23

Runtime64 min

StatusReleased

CountriesUnited States of America

Original languageEN

SpokenEnglish

DirectorGeorge Nichols Jr.

WritersRita Weiman, Gertrude Purcell, Rian James

ProductionRKO Radio Pictures

Votes7

Popularity1

TMDB ID346379