State's Attorney (film)

State's Attorney is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film made at RKO and starring John Barrymore. George Archainbaud directed and the film could more or less be considered a warm up for Barrymore when he later went to Universal to film the similar Counsellor at Law. Remade in 1937 and 1951 both titled Criminal Lawyer.[1] The story was supposedly based on the life of criminal lawyer William J. Fallon, who defended 126 homicide cases without any convictions.[2]

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State's Attorney
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Directed by	George Archainbaud
Written by	Louis Stevens (story) Gene Fowler (script) Rowland Brown (script)
Produced by	James Kevin McGuinness (associate producer) David O. Selznick (executive producer)
Starring	John Barrymore Helen Twelvetrees Jill Esmond William "Stage" Boyd Mary Duncan
Cinematography	Leo Tover
Edited by	Charles L. Kimball
Music by	Max Steiner Ray Heindorf
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates	May 5, 1932 (1932-05-05) (New York City) May 20, 1932 (1932-05-20) (U.S.)
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English