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State's Attorney is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film made at RKO and starring John Barrymore. George Archainbaud directed and the film could more or less be considered a warm up for Barrymore when he later went to Universal to film the similar Counsellor at Law .
State's Attorney: Directed by George Archainbaud. With John Barrymore, Helen Twelvetrees, Jill Esmond, William 'Stage' Boyd. Attorney Tom Cardigan is the discontented "mouthpiece" for Vanny Powers' mob. When Tom takes sweet June Perry as his mistress, she tries in vain to redeem him.
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- Drama
- George Archainbaud
- 1932-05-20
Directed by George Archainbaud and executive produced by David O. Selznick for RKO, State's Attorney (1932) stars John Barrymore as Tom Cardigan, an ambitious criminal lawyer who uses his ties to the crooked underworld to further his career.
- George Archainbaud, Frank Shaw
- John Barrymore
Corrupt alcoholic attorney Tom Cardigan (John Barrymore) is one of the best lawyers around, commanding the courtroom like a stage and often winning his cases.
- Dennis Schwartz
- Drama
- George Archainbaud
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- George Archainbaud
- 79 min
- 4
State's Attorney is a 1932 legal drama film starring John Barrymore, Helen Twelvetrees, and Jill Esmond. Set in Chicago during the height of Prohibition, the movie tells the story of a tough state attorney, John Sargent, who is determined to put an end to organized crime in the city.
Corrupt alcoholic attorney Tom Cardigan is one of the best lawyers around, commanding the courtroom like a stage and often winning his cases. Mobster Valentine Powers, who employs Cardigan and put him through school, asks him to represent a woman, June Perry, accused of prostitution.
