Twilight of Honor Synopsis & Summary

Synopsis

Former TV leading man Richard Chamberlain plays a young lawyer about to take on an important murder case. He is shepherded through this big break by veteran attorney Claude Rains. The client is the disreputable Nick Adams, who seems determined to sabotage his own case. But a last-minute scrap of evidence saves the day and establishes Chamberlain's reputation. Based on a novel by Al Dewlen, Twilight of Honor was released in Britain as The Charge is Murder. - Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Movie Info

Run Time:
115 min.
Distributor(s):
MGM
Production Co.:
MGM
Director(s):
Genre(s):
Drama
Themes:
Lawyers
Tone:
Claustrophobic, Literate, Matter-of-Fact, Talky, Tense
Keywords:
defense-attorney, evidence, murder-trial, reputation
Setting:
small town,town
Status: