Slightly Honorable
Slightly Honorable ★★ ½ 1940
A lawyer gets involved in political scandals and becomes a murder suspect. Snappy comedy-drama with good performances but too many subplots. Based on the novel “Send Another Coffin” by F. G. Presnell. 75m/B VHS, DVD . Pat O'Brien, Broderick Crawford, Edward Arnold, Eve Arden, Evelyn Keyes, Phyllis Brooks; D: Tay Garnett.
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