Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case

NR
1h 7m
1941
6 /10 (1)

Overview

Like the first entry, this one is played mostly for laughs, with Radio's Mister District Attorney. James Ellison replacing Dennis O'Keefe as feckless assistant DA P. Cadwallader Jones. The publisher of a tony fashion magazine is murdered, requiring Jones to sift through a colorful array of suspects. He is helped along by snoopy girl reporter Terry Parker.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1941-12-18

Top Billed Cast

James Ellison

P. Cadwallader Jones

Virginia Gilmore

Terry Parker

Franklin Pangborn

Charley Towne

Paul Harvey

Dist. Atty. Winton

Lynne Carver

Joyce Belmont

Spencer Charters

Judge White

Douglas Fowley

Vincent Mackay

John Eldredge

Andrew Belmont

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