Elmer Rice wrote the intriguing play "Counsellor-at-law," then fashioned it into a fine film scenario.
My personal recollection is Rice's 1954 play, "The Winner" (which the Theatre Guild toured with Tom Helmore, Joan Tetzel and Frederick O'Neal). That wonderful play also had the legal office setting, which Rice knew and wrote about so well.
In this 1933 film, Director William Wyler coaxes John Barrymore to render one of his finest film performances. It is deeply felt, subtly executed and hypnotic to watch.
The staging is choreographed in a manner in which camera and actors move smoothly, with every shot a solid statement.
One of the great motion pictures of the thirties, and a triumph for the entire cast and crew.
My personal recollection is Rice's 1954 play, "The Winner" (which the Theatre Guild toured with Tom Helmore, Joan Tetzel and Frederick O'Neal). That wonderful play also had the legal office setting, which Rice knew and wrote about so well.
In this 1933 film, Director William Wyler coaxes John Barrymore to render one of his finest film performances. It is deeply felt, subtly executed and hypnotic to watch.
The staging is choreographed in a manner in which camera and actors move smoothly, with every shot a solid statement.
One of the great motion pictures of the thirties, and a triumph for the entire cast and crew.