The Paradine Case (1947)

12/31/1947Drama, Mystery, Romance1h 54m
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The dramatic case of a beautiful woman whose trial for murder held the nation spellbound.

Overview

Attorney Anthony Keane agrees to represent Londonite Mrs. Paradine, who has been fingered in her husband's murder. From the start, the married lawyer is drawn to the enigmatic beauty, and he begins to cast about for a way to exonerate his client. Keane puts the Paradine household servant on the stand, suggesting he is the killer. But Keane soon loses his way in the courtroom, and his half-baked plan sets off a stunning chain of events.

Top Billed Cast

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    Gregory Peck

    Anthony Keane

  2. Cast 1

    Ann Todd

    Gay Keane

  3. Cast 1

    Alida Valli

    Mrs. Paradine

  4. Cast 1

    Charles Laughton

    Judge Lord Thomas Horfield

  5. Cast 1

    Charles Coburn

    Sir Simon Flaquer

  6. Cast 1

    Ethel Barrymore

    Lady Sophie Horfield

  7. Cast 1

    Louis Jourdan

    Andre Latour

  8. Cast 1

    Leo G. Carroll

    Sir Joseph

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    Joan Tetzel

    Judy Flaquer

Gregory Peck is "Keane", a happily married London barrister who is called to defend a woman accused of murdering her wealthy, blind husband. Alida Valli (simply Valli in the titles) is the accused, a glamorous woman who simply reeks of gold-digger right from the start and with Leo G. Carroll leading the prosecution and a wonderfully curmudgeonly Charles Laughton as the High Court judge, you sense the writing is already on the wall for the women. Peck struggles in the role, to be honest, he lacks incisiveness - he is just a bit too "nice". When he discovers that it's possible that she had been ...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$4,258,000.00

Revenue $2,100,000.00

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