True Confession (1937)
Overview
A writer takes a job as a secretary because her scrupulous husband isn't bringing in the dough as an attorney. When her new employer is murdered, she can't seem to make up her mind as to whether she "dunnit" or not.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.22 |
Directed By
Wesley Ruggles
Crew
Wesley Ruggles
Claude Binyon
Ted Tetzlaff
Paul Weatherwax
Albert Lewin
Louis Verneuil
Georges Berr
Boris Morros
Friedrich Hollaender
Hans Dreier
Robert Usher
Earl S. Hayman
Donald F. Johnson
Travis Banton
A. E. Freudeman
TOP CAST
Carole Lombard
Helen Bartlett
Fred MacMurray
Kenneth Bartlett
John Barrymore
Charles Jasper
Una Merkel
Daisy McClure
Porter Hall
Mr. Hartman
Edgar Kennedy
Darsey
Lynne Overman
Bartender
Irving Bacon
Coroner
Fritz Feld
Krayler's Butler
Richard Carle
Judge
John T. Murray
Otto Krayler
Tom Dugan
McDougall
Garry Owen
Tony Krauch
Toby Wing
Suzanne Baggart
Hattie McDaniel
Ella
Eleanor Fisher
Reporter
Beaudine Anderson
Autograph Hunter (uncredited)
Herbert Ashley
Juror (uncredited)
Frank Austin
Caretaker (uncredited)
Baby Peggy
Autograph Hunter (uncredited)
Rosita Butler
Autograph Hunter (uncredited)
Dudley Clements
Juror (uncredited)
Chester Clute
Juror (uncredited)
Nick Copeland
Guard (uncredited)
Anne Cornwall
Alternate Juror (uncredited)
Charlotte Dabney
Newspaper Sketch Artist (uncredited)
Jack Daley
Policeman (uncredited)
Frank Du Frane
Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)
Martin Faust
Door Attendant (uncredited)
Harry Fleischmann
Policeman (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Ballistic Expert (uncredited)
George B. French
Juror (uncredited)
Norah Gale
Girl (uncredited)
Wesley Giraud
Autograph Hunter (uncredited)
Ned Glass
Second Photographer (uncredited)
Grace Goodall
Taxpayer Spectator (uncredited)
George Guhl
Darsey's Assistant (uncredited)
Harriette Haddon
Girl (uncredited)
Elmer Jerome
Juror (uncredited)
Carmencita Johnson
Autograph Hunter (uncredited)
Seessel Anne Johnson
Autograph Hunter (uncredited)
Lew Kelly
Court Captain (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Gwen Kenyon
Girl (uncredited)
Arthur Lake
Attendant (uncredited)
Peggy Leon
Juror (uncredited)
Sharon Lewis
Yvonne Bolero (uncredited)
Jane Loofbourrow
Juror (uncredited)
Wally Maher
Assistant Prosecutor Ralston (uncredited)
Joyce Mathews
Girl in Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
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