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The Trial of Vivienne Ware: Directed by William K. Howard. With Joan Bennett, Donald Cook, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Zasu Pitts. Incredibly fast-moving courtroom yarn in which Bennett is defended by ex-beau Cook when she's accused of killing her faithless fiance, while the trial is broadcast live on the radio.
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- Crime, Drama
- William K. Howard
- 1932-05-01
The Trial of Vivienne Ware is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by William K. Howard, written by Barry Conners and Philip Klein, and starring Joan Bennett, Donald Cook, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, ZaSu Pitts, Lilian Bond and Alan Dinehart.
On October 4, attorney John Sutherland returns to New York from London to learn that the woman he wants to marry, Vivienne Ware, has become engaged to Damon Fenwick, a well-known architect. That night, Fenwick takes Vivienne to the Silver Bowl cafe, where singer Dolores Divine, with whom he once had been involved, insults Vivienne.
- William K. Howard, R. L. Hough
- Joan Bennett
Mar 22, 2021 · Vivienne Ware (Bennett) is on the top of the world, happy to be engaged to rich and debonair Damon Fenwick (Jameson Thomas). However, he secretly has a lover, the singer Dolores Divine (Lilian Bond), while Vivienne has the moon-eyed lawyer John Sutherland (Cook)tagging along.
Running a swift 55 minutes, Trial of Vivienne Ware packs in more sheer entertainment value than its longer, more prestigious "role model," The Trial of Mary Dugan. Joan Bennett plays the title character, a beleaguered young woman accused of murdering her nasty fiancee (Jameson Thomas).
Vivienne Ware (Joan Bennett) is defended by her ex-beau (Donald Cook) when she's accused of killing her fiance, while the trial is broadcast live on the radio.
- Crime, Drama
A courtroom drama told at breakneck speed, The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932) stars Joan Bennett as a woman accused of murdering her philandering fiancé.
