The_Case_Against_Mrs._Ames

<i>The Case Against Mrs. Ames</i>

The Case Against Mrs. Ames

1936 film by William A. Seiter

The Case Against Mrs. Ames is a 1936 American mystery drama film written by C. Graham Baker and Gene Towne based on a serial of the same name by Arthur Somers Roche originally published in Collier's Weekly magazine in 1934, and then as a novel in 1936.[2] The film was directed by William A. Seiter and stars Madeleine Carroll and George Brent, and features Arthur Treacher, Alan Baxter, Beulah Bondi and Alan Mowbray.

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Plot

San Francisco socialite Hope Ames is accused of murdering her husband. She is prosecuted by District Attorney Matt Logan but is acquitted at her trial. However her mother-in-law now tried to gain custody of the couple's son.

Cast

Cast notes

  • The Case Against Mrs. Ames was Madeleine Carroll's American film debut.[2]

Reception

The Case Against Mrs. Ames recorded a loss of $38,869.[1]

References

Notes

  1. [1]
    Matthew Bernstein, Walter Wagner: Hollywood Independent, Minnesota Press, 2000 p436
  2. [2]
    "Notes" on TCM.com
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