Slightly Honorable (1940)
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70% of users liked it
(48 ratings)
The successful producer-director combination of Walter Wanger and Tay Garnett served up another winner with Slightly Honorable. Adapted from F. G. Presnell's novel Send Another Coffin, the story concerns the efforts made by corrupt politician Cushing (Edward Arnold) to frame honest attorney John… More The successful producer-director combination of Walter Wanger and Tay Garnett served up another winner with Slightly Honorable. Adapted from F. G. Presnell's novel Send Another Coffin, the story concerns the efforts made by corrupt politician Cushing (Edward Arnold) to frame honest attorney John Webb (Pat O'Brien) for the murder of Alma Brehmer (Claire Dodd). In concert with his diligent and apparently slow-witted assistant Rus Sampson (Broderick Crawford), Webb hopes to squelch Cushing's plan by locating the real murderer-who turns out to be a lot closer to Webb than he'd ever imagined. Ruth Terry has one of her best screen roles as a birdbrained nightclub hoofer who helps Webb clear himself. Like many Walter Wanger productions of the period, Slightly Honorable is currently available on the public-domain video market. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Tay Garnett
- Written By
- John Hunter Lay, Ken Englund
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 22, 1940 Wide
- On DVD
- Mar 15, 2005
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A zany mystery/comedy featuring Pat O'Brien and Broderick Crawford ...
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Cast
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Pat O'Brien
as John Webb
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Edward Arnold
as Vincent Cushing
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Broderick Crawford
as Russell Sampson
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Ruth Terry
as Ann Seymour
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Claire Dodd
as Alma Brehmer
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Alan Dinehart
as Commissioner Joyce
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Janet Beecher
as Mrs. Cushing
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Phyllis Brooks
as Serilla Cushing
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Douglas Dumbrille
as George Taylor
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Bernard Nedell
as Pete Catina
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Eve Arden
as Miss Alter
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Evelyn Keyes
as Miss Vlissenger
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Addison Richards
as Commissioner Fromm
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Douglas Fowley
as Charles Madder
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John Sheehan
as Mike Deley
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Howard Hickman
as Senator Scott
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Willie Best
as Art the Elevator Operator
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Robert Middlemass
as Sen. Barry
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Ernest Truex
as P. Hemingway Collins
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Cliff Clark
as Capt. Graves
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Eddy Chandler
as O'Leary the Cop
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John Deering
as Radio Announcer
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Jack Greene
as Detective
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Dick Rush
as Detective
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Art Baker
as Radio Announcers
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Wheaton Chambers
as Guest
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Frank Dae
as President of Senate
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Charles K. French
as Pallbearer
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Bud Jamison
as Humboldt the Cop
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Marjorie "Babe" Kane
as Switchboard Operator
- George Magrill
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Victor Potel
as Proprietor
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Zack Williams
as Black Preacher
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Taylor Garnett
as Reporter
- Douglass Dumbrille
