Slightly Honorable (1939): Cast
Slightly Honorable is a 1939 mystery comedy starring Pat O'Brien as John Webb, Broderick Crawford and Paul McVey. It runs 1 hour 25 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 25m (85 min)
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Walter Wanger Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Slightly Honorable About?
The premise of Slightly Honorable without spoilers.
WHAT A MURDER!…or even two or three? Here’s drama in this ROAR!! A lawyer is framed for the murder of a young party girl and tries to clear his name.
Slightly Honorable Themes & Keywords
· 49 tags- man in socks
- men in stocking feet
- male police officer
- girl
- young
- district attorney
- mistress
- lawyer
- murder
- damsel in distress
- telephone operator
- whiskey
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- bartender
- investigation
- elevator operator
- gas station
- secretary
- held at gunpoint
- gang leader
- nightclub
- violence
- newspaper story
- newspaper reporter
- henchman
- cigarette smoking
- defense attorney
- law partner
- singing
- singer
- song
- death of mistress
- 1930s
- slang
- corrupt politician
- death of secretary
- camera shot of feet
- male stockinged feet
- female stockinged feet
- female stockinged legs
- offscreen murder
- dead woman in a chair
- stabbed in the back
- dead woman on bed
- dead woman with eyes open
- divorce
- corruption
- law
- frame up
- based on novel
Slightly Honorable Cast & Characters
Pat O'Brien leads the cast as John Webb, with Broderick Crawford as Russel Sampson and Paul McVey as Policeman.
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Pat O'Brien as John Webb -
Broderick Crawford as Russel Sampson -
Paul McVey as Policeman -
Art Baker as Radio Announcer
Also Starring in Slightly Honorable
· 51 more- Addison Richards Inspector Melvyn Fromm
- Cyril Ring Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
- Donald Kerr Photographer (Uncredited)
- Eddy Chandler O'Leary
- Bud Jamison Humboldt (Uncredited)
- Mike Lally Nightclub Bouncer (Uncredited)
- James Conaty Senator (Uncredited)
- Douglas Fowley Madder
- Al Hill Bartender (Uncredited)
- George Magrill Reporter (Uncredited)
- Douglass Dumbrille George Taylor
- Cliff Clark Captain Graves
- Ed Brady Ed, District Attorney's Man (Uncredited)
- Edward Arnold Vincent Cushing
- Dick Rush Detective Burke
- Howard Hickman Senator Sam Scott
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- Jack Gargan Senate Gallery Spectator (Uncredited)
- Willie Best Art, Elevator Operator
- Wheaton Chambers Guest (Uncredited)
- John Sheehan Mike Daley
- Eve Arden Miss Ater
- Victor Potel Gasoline Station Proprietor (Uncredited)
- Jack Perry Nightclub Bouncer (Uncredited)
- Alan Dinehart District Attorney George Joyce
- Claire Dodd Alma Brehmer
- Jack Baxley Detective with Godeana (Uncredited)
- Robert Middlemass Sen. Berry
- Charles K. French Pallbearer (Uncredited)
- Evelyn Keyes Miss Vlissingen
- Ernest Truex P. Hemingway Collins
- Tay Garnett Reporter (Uncredited)
- Janet Beecher Mrs. Cushing
- Bernard Nedell Pete Godena
- Marjorie Kane Telephone Operator (Uncredited)
- Frank Dae President of the Senate (Uncredited)
- Phyllis Brooks Sarilla Cushing
- Richard Keene Fingerprint Man (Uncredited)
- Ruth Terry Anne Seymour
- Gerald Pierce Delivery Boy (Uncredited)
- John Deering Radio Announcer
- Irene Coleman Curvy Brunette (Uncredited)
- Zack Williams Black Preacher (Uncredited)
- Muriel Barr Girl on Counch (Uncredited)
- Pat Davis Newspaper Reporter (Uncredited)
- Jack Green Detective
- Al Hill Jr. Newsboy (Uncredited)
- Jack Winn Surveyor
- Max Rose Fingerprint Expert
- Dale Armstrong Radio Announcer
- Bernard Matis Delivery Boy (Uncredited)
- Irving Wickes Photographer (Uncredited)
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Slightly Honorable FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, cast and post-credit scenes of Slightly Honorable, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Slightly Honorable?
Slightly Honorable runs 1 hour 25 minutes (85 minutes).
When was Slightly Honorable released?
Slightly Honorable was released on December 22, 1939.
Who is in the cast of Slightly Honorable?
Slightly Honorable stars Pat O'Brien as John Webb, Broderick Crawford as Russel Sampson and Paul McVey as Policeman, among 55 credited actors.
Does Slightly Honorable have a post-credit scene?
No. Slightly Honorable has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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