The Trial of Mary Dugan

Name: The Trial of Mary Dugan
Director: Bayard Veiller
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1929-06-08
Duration: 114 min
Cast: Norma Shearer, Lewis Stone, H.B. Warner, Raymond Hackett, Lilyan Tashman

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1929 · 114 min · NR · Drama · Crime · TMDB 6.4/10

Overview

Broadway showgirl Mary Dugan is charged with murder in the knifing death of her wealthy lover and goes on trial for her life. When her defense counsel appears to bungle his job, Mary's brother Jimmy, a newly-licensed attorney, jumps into the case to defend his sister. Jimmy's courtroom style is unconventional, but he seems to be holding his own against the prosecuting attorney—until a surprise testimony changes the course of the trial...

Directed by Bayard Veiller

Cast

Norma Shearer — Mary Elizabeth Dugan
Lewis Stone — Edward West
H.B. Warner — District Attorney Galway
Raymond Hackett — Jimmy Dugan
Lilyan Tashman — Dagmar Lorne