A Woman Is the Judge
1939 American film
- July 10, 1939 (1939-07-10) (United States)
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A Woman Is the Judge is an American 1939 drama film[2] directed by Nick Grinde and starring Frieda Inescort, Otto Kruger, Rochelle Hudson, Mayo Methot, Gordon Oliver, and Arthur Loft.[3] The film tagline is Love bridges the gulf between a judge and an underworld girl.[4] This is an early film exploring such themes as gender equality and female lawyers.[5] The film is based on the play by Alexandre Bisson.
Plot
A famous female lawyer at the peak of her career has to resign in order to defend her estranged daughter, with whom she lost any contact some 20 years ago, against a murder charge. A prosecuting attorney has a secret crush on the judge.
Cast
- Frieda Inescort as Mary Cabot
- Otto Kruger as Steven Graham
- Rochelle Hudson as Justine West
- Mayo Methot as Gertie
- Gordon Oliver as Robert Langley
- Arthur Loft as Tim Ryan
- Walter Fenner as Harper
- John Dilson as Ramsey
- Ben Hewlett as Wolf
- Beryl Mercer as Mrs. Butler
References
- ^ "A WOMAN IS THE JUDGE (1939)". 2019-05-02. Archived from the original on 2019-05-02. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "A Woman Is the Judge (1939)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 23, 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "A Woman Is the Judge (1939)". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "A Woman is the Judge (1939)". Letterboxd. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Lucia, Cynthia (2010-01-01). Framing Female Lawyers: Women on Trial in Film. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-77824-5. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
External links
- A Woman Is the Judge at IMDb
- A Woman Is the Judge at the TCM Movie Database
- A Woman Is the Judge at AllMovie
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Films directed by Nick Grinde
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- Beyond the Sierras (1928)
- Morgan's Last Raid (1929)
- The Desert Rider (1929)
- Good News (1930)
- Remote Control (1930)
- This Modern Age (1931)
- Shopworn (1932)
- Vanity Street (1932)
- Menu (1933)
- Stone of Silver Creek (1935)
- Border Brigands (1935)
- How to Sleep (1935)
- Ladies Crave Excitement (1935)
- Public Enemy's Wife (1936)
- Lucky Fugitives (1936)
- Jailbreak (1936)
- The Captain's Kid (1936)
- Fugitive in the Sky (1936)
- Public Wedding (1937)
- White Bondage (1937)
- Love Is on the Air (1937)
- Exiled to Shanghai (1937)
- Delinquent Parents (1938)
- Down in 'Arkansaw' (1938)
- Federal Man-Hunt (1938)
- King of Chinatown (1939)
- A Woman Is the Judge (1939)
- Sudden Money (1939)
- Million Dollar Legs (1939)
- The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
- Scandal Sheet (1939)
- The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
- Before I Hang (1940)
- Convicted Woman (1940)
- Friendly Neighbors (1940)
- Girls of the Road (1940)
- Mountain Moonlight (1941)
- Hitler - Dead or Alive (1942)
- Road to Alcatraz (1945)