Oct 09, 1955
88 min
Full-HD

Illegal (1955)

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.

Category

Crime Drama

Country

United States of America

Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Edward G. Robinson

Victor Scott

Nina Foch

Ellen Miles

Hugh Marlowe

Ray Borden

Jayne Mansfield

Angel O'Hara

Albert Dekker

Frank Garland

Howard St. John

E.A. Smith

Ellen Corby

Miss Hinkel

Edward Platt

Ralph Ford

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