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I Cheated the Law is a 1949 American crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Richard G. Hubler. The film stars Tom Conway, Steve Brodie, Robert Osterloh, Barbara Billingsley, Russell Hicks and James Seay.
I Cheated the Law: Directed by Edward L. Cahn. With Tom Conway, Steve Brodie, Robert Osterloh, Barbara Billingsley. A lawyer, John Campbell (Tom Conway) defends gangster Frank Bricolle (Steve Brodie), on a murder charge and gets him acquitted.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Edward L. Cahn
- 1949-03-04
Film Details. Also Known As. Once a Lawyer, Triple Cross. Genre. Crime. Release Date. Apr 1949. Premiere Information. Los Angeles opening: 31 Mar 1949.
- Edward L. Cahn, Irvin Berwick, Howard W. Koch
- Tom Conway
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A lawyer, Tom Conway (John Campbell), defends a gangster, Frank Bricolle (Steve Brodie), on a murder charge and gets him acquitted. Campbell later finds out that Bricollie was actually guilty, but since he can not be tried again on the same charge, Campbell devises a way to try to charge him.
Synopsis by Hal Erickson. This independently produced crime caper was picked up for distribution by 20th Century-Fox. Tom Conway stars as criminal attorney John Campbell. After saving Frank Bricolle (Steve Brodie) from a murder charge, Campbell is taunted with revelation that Bricolle is actually guilty.
Original title: I Cheated the Law. Synopsis: In court, criminal attorney John Campbell defends a man, Frank Bricolle, who is charged with murdering a night watchman in a fur warehouse during a robbery.
