An act of murder.
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A: Access CP: Composite Positive AC: Acetate B: 800' 16/8/9.5mm 16mm Black & White Sound 3650 Michael Gordon Director: Michael Gordon Universal Pictures Universal Pictures
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. Cathy has an inoperable brain tumor and will suffer increasingly until it kills her. Cooke gives her a dose of Demarine, pretending it is aspirin, and then drives off an embankment, not caring if he is also killed. Cooke survives, confesses that he crashed on purpose, and demands
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. Cathy has an inoperable brain tumor and will suffer increasingly until it kills her. Cooke gives her a dose of Demarine, pretending it is aspirin, and then drives off an embankment, not caring if he is also killed. Cooke survives, confesses that he crashed on purpose, and demands
Credits
- Directed by
- Michael Gordon
- Written by
- Ernst Lothar
- Cast
- Fredric March
- Produced by
- Jerry Bresler
- Cinematography
- Hal Mohr
- Music
- Daniele Amfitheatrof
- Edited by
- Ralph Dawson
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