Criminal Lawyer (1937)

Barry Brandon a criminal lawyer visits the night club of Denny Larkin his primary client with Betty Walker a spoiled society girl The police raid the club and Brandon pleads that the whole group is guilty just to get even with Larkin for a rebuke On the same night in court Madge Carter is on trial for disorderly conduct and Brandon volunteers to defend her and proves the case against her if a frameup Finding that she is penniless Brandon hires her as his secretary and falls in love with her Brandon is appointed district attorney and has ambitions of becoming the state governor Having dinner at Bettys home she maneuvers him while he is drunk into marrying her Later Madge is a witness when Larkin shoots down a fellow gangster By threatening Brandons life he forces her to commit perjury at his trial and say he fired in selfdefense Brandon the prosecuting attorney who has had his marriage to Betty annulled knows she is lying but doesnt know why