Sued for Libel (1939)
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66 min | Comedy, Crime, Film-Noir

Sued for Libel (1939)

Passed

66 min | Comedy, Crime, Film-Noir

The trial of Albert Pomeroy on the charge of murdering Edward Webster,arouses interest because Webster's widow, Muriel insists Pomeroy is innocent. Meanwhile, back to radio station NYEB, owned by the Evening Bulletin, Steve Lonegan waits ...See moreThe trial of Albert Pomeroy on the charge of murdering Edward Webster,arouses interest because Webster's widow, Muriel insists Pomeroy is innocent. Meanwhile, back to radio station NYEB, owned by the Evening Bulletin, Steve Lonegan waits for a flash from Smiley Dugan so he can broadcast the verdict---But Dugan leaves and asks reporter Maggie Dugan to tip him off it something happens...and something happens when the jury comes in unexpectedly,and this jury comes in with a "Not Guilty" verdict. But fun-loving Maggie, as a gag, phones Smiley and tells him Pomeroy was found guilty, and unreliable Smiley relays this false information to Lonegan who tells a waiting world that Pomeroy was found guilty, signs off the air, locks up the station and goes home...and leaves the station wide open for a million-dollar libel suit. Lonegan and Colonel White decide that the only out from paying Pomeroy a million bucks in a libel-suit is to dig up something on Pomeroy that will force him to drop the suit, and the Colonel dispatches Lonegan out to get this done. Lonegan discovers that a former Pomeroy secretary, Stella Trent , had committed suicide three years earlier, and that a Dr. Bailer was involved. Lonegan and Maggie go to Bailer's office, and discover Bailer has been murdered.Lawyer Justin Walsh drops by the Evening Bulletin and informs Steve and Colonel White that he has just learned that Pomeroy did indeed kill Webster, and he has withdrawn as Pomeroy's attorney. He cites Widow Webster as his source of this information,although, when least heard from, Widow Webster was proclaiming that Pomeroy was innocent. Written by Les Adams See less

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28 cast members

Name	Known for
Kent Taylor Steve Lonegan Steve Lonegan See fewer	I'm Still Alive (1940)
Linda Hayes Maggie Shane Maggie Shane See fewer	The Girl from Mexico (1939)
Lilian Bond Mrs. Muriel Webster Mrs. Muriel Webster See fewer	The Old Dark House (1932)
Morgan Conway Albert Pomeroy Albert Pomeroy See fewer	Dick Tracy (1945)
Richard Lane Smiley Dugan Smiley Dugan See fewer	The Big Wheel (1949)
Roger Pryor District Attorney Willard Corbin District Attorney Willard Corbin See fewer	Sitting on the Moon (1936)
Thurston Hall David Hastings David Hastings See fewer	Carson City (1952)
Emory Parnell Jerome Walsh Jerome Walsh See fewer	The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943)
Roy Gordon Colonel Jasper White Colonel Jasper White See fewer	Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)
Keye Luke Chang Howe Chang Howe See fewer	Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Edward Earle Judge Samuel Clark Judge Samuel Clark See fewer	The Wind (1928)
Vinton Hayworth Dr. James L. Bailer (as Jack Arnold) Dr. James L. Bailer (as Jack Arnold) See fewer	Broadway Television Theatre (1952)
Leona Roberts Mrs. Trent Mrs. Trent See fewer	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Stanley Blystone Policeman in Court (uncredited) Policeman in Court (uncredited) See fewer	Modern Times (1936)
Lynton Brent Joey, Reporter at Trial (uncredited) Joey, Reporter at Trial (uncredited) See fewer	Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)
Lester Dorr Pomeroy's Butler (uncredited) Pomeroy's Butler (uncredited) See fewer	Riders of the Purple Sage (1931)
Jack Egan Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Broadway Scandals (1929)
Douglas Evans Douglas Evans, Radio Announcer (uncredited) Douglas Evans, Radio Announcer (uncredited) See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Robert Fiske Radio Actor (uncredited) Radio Actor (uncredited) See fewer	The Mystic Circle Murder (1938)
William Haade Cooper, Pomeroy's Chauffeur (uncredited) Cooper, Pomeroy's Chauffeur (uncredited) See fewer	Key Largo (1948)
Ruth Lee Radio Actress (uncredited) Radio Actress (uncredited) See fewer	Corpus Christi Bandits (1945)
Harold Miller Amateur Magicians Club Member (uncredited) Amateur Magicians Club Member (uncredited) See fewer	Leatherstocking (1924)
Lee Phelps Policeman Playing Cards (uncredited) Policeman Playing Cards (uncredited) See fewer	Anna Christie (I) (1930)
Ronald R. Rondell Magicians Club Doorman (uncredited) Magicians Club Doorman (uncredited) See fewer	Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Dick Rush Court Officer (uncredited) Court Officer (uncredited) See fewer	Playing Double (1923)
Walter Sande Court Clerk (uncredited) Court Clerk (uncredited) See fewer	To Have and Have Not (1944)
Solly Ward Joe, Reporter (uncredited) Joe, Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Flight from Glory (1937)
Carleton Young Radio Actor (uncredited) Radio Actor (uncredited) See fewer	The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

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