The Witness Chair

Late one night, secretary Paula Young (Ann Harding) leaves the office of her boss, Stanley Whittaker (Douglas Dumbrille, locking the door and taking the stairs to avoid being seen by the elevator operator (Frank Jenks). The next morning, the cleaning lady finds Whittaker's dead body, an apparent suicide. Police Lieutenant Poole (Moroni Olsen) finds a letter signed by Whittaker in which the deceased states he embezzled $75,000. Soon, however, he suspects otherwise and, after investigating, arrests widower James "Jim" Trent (Walter Abel), the vice president of Whittaker.

Cast

Ann Harding

Ann Harding

as Paula Young

Walter Abel

Walter Abel

as James Trent

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

as Stanley Whittaker

Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

as Grace Franklin

Frances Sage

Frances Sage

as Constance Trent

Moroni Olsen

Moroni Olsen

as Lt. Poole

William Benedict

William Benedict

as Benny Ryan

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

as Martin

Frank Jenks

Frank Jenks

as Roy Levino

Murray Kinnell

Murray Kinnell

as Defense Attorney Conrick

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