The Witness Chair
"WHO WOULD BELIEVE THAT A WOMAN LIKE THIS WOULD KILL A MAN?"
Overview
Late one night, secretary Paula Young (Ann Harding) leaves the office of her boss, Stanley Whittaker (Douglas Dumbrille, locking the door and taking the stairs to avoid being seen by the elevator operator (Frank Jenks). The next morning, the cleaning lady finds Whittaker's dead body, an apparent suicide. Police Lieutenant Poole (Moroni Olsen) finds a letter signed by Whittaker in which the deceased states he embezzled $75,000. Soon, however, he suspects otherwise and, after investigating, arrests widower James "Jim" Trent (Walter Abel), the vice president of Whittaker.
About The Witness Chair (1936)
Released in 1936, The Witness Chair is a drama and romance film from RKO Radio Pictures (United States of America). It was directed by George Nichols Jr. and written by Gertrude Purcell and Rian James. The cast is led by Ann Harding, Walter Abel, Douglass Dumbrille, Margaret Hamilton and Frances Sage. With a runtime of 1h 4m, the film averages 6.6/10 across 7 TMDB ratings.
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