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Lawyer Man

6.5

/10

1291 rated

1933•1 h 12 m•United States

Attorney Anton Adam defeats rival Bentley in murder case and gets partnership offer. His career crashes when framed by racketeer Gilmurry and actress in fake lawsuit. Secretary Olga remains loyal through it all.

Drama

Romance

Cast (18)

Anton (Tony) Adam

Barbara Bentley

Virginia St. Johns

Granville Bentley

Sherwood Bailey

Boy carrying Tony's briefcase in final scene

Symona Boniface

Court Policeman

Frederick Burton

Second Trial Judge

Dorothy Christy

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Reviews

Solo Rimo

29/05/2023 21:24

source: Lawyer Man

Lili Negussie

18/11/2022 08:05

Trailer—Lawyer Man

Lintle Senekane

16/11/2022 12:34

Lawyer Man

Coffee_masala

16/11/2022 01:43

Anton Adam (William Powell) is a little guy lawyer in a poor part of New York with his secretary Olga Michaels (Joan Blondell). Most of his clients don't even speak english. He is surprised when rich lawyer Granville Bentley offers him a partnership in his firm. He gets entangled with devious actress Virginia St. Johns in a case against Dr. Gresham. There is a lot of plot going on with an hour long movie. That's the length in those days but the flow feels rushed. I want more chemistry between Powell and Blondell. They need time to develop. They need more time for everything. It's a lot of twist and turns. It's also all Anton's own fault falling for a pretty blonde when you already have a pretty blonde. It's a fine pre-Code light drama but it's not excelling.

Njandeh

16/11/2022 01:43

"Lawyer Man" pairs William Powell and Joan Blondell. That, in itself, is enough reason to see this film about a downtown attorney, Anton "Tony" Adam, who aspires to something bigger, but is unfocused about exactly what he wants. Joan Blondell, in one of the ten film releases of 1932 that list her in its credits, is a real joy as Olga, the secretary who tries to keep Tony on track and out of mischief. She has her hands full, because Tony has an eye for the skirts and a good left hook. When Tony's natural talents as an attorney land him in an uptown office, he still struggles to keep his nose clean. And he never notices Olga's personal feelings for him. In 1932, Blondell was not married yet, but only four years away from her second marriage, to Dick Powell. Seeing her in this pre-Code film is a real treat, though she could have used more on-screen time.

RAGHDA.K

16/11/2022 01:43

Despite two very winning star players, this picture is all surface: a trite story with no depth of characterization whatsoever, constructed of an unusually large number of very brief scenes which move the plot along but are not sufficiently developed to generate any feeling for the characters. The potential "meat" of the story concerns a presumed crisis of conscience for William Powell as a very capable but too ambitious attorney, along with his relationship with radiant Joan Blondell as the secretary/Girl Friday he takes for granted. Lots of potential here, all of it sacrificed to keep the plot moving.

Saber Chaib

16/11/2022 01:43

William Powell plays an ambitious bush league lawyer who goes to work for a high-class law firm, taking along his trusted secretary Joan Blondell. It isn't long before Powell's clashing with a corrupt political boss and getting involved with the wrong women. When things come crashing down for him, Powell vows to become successful no matter what tactics he has to use. Enjoyable Pre-Coder from Warner Bros with nice work from Powell and the always dynamite Joan Blondell. She's great here, throwing in one snappy rejoinder after another. Kinda hard to believe anybody would look twice at another woman if they had sexy young Blondell as an option, but perhaps that's more my personal taste. The supporting cast is nice. The script is fun, though nothing groundbreaking. It's all pretty simple and familiar stuff but well-done and entertaining.