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The Spellbinder (1939)

Trapped - Between the Daughter he Loved and the Law He Defied!

6.2audience score
4 votes on TMDB
Released July 28, 1939Runtime 1h 9mDirector Jack Hively

Jed Marlowe is a brilliant, scheming, unscrupulous criminal lawyer whose specialty is defending criminal he knows is guilty but gets them off through loop-holes or bribery. Then his daughter, misled by her father’s courtroom performance, but unaware of his back-room tactics, marries the killer her father has just unjustly save from the electric chair. What’s a poor father to do?

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Cast of The Spellbinder

Lee Tracy

Lee Tracy

Jed Marlowe
Barbara Read

Barbara Read

Janet Marlowe
Patric Knowles

Patric Knowles

Tom Dixon
Allan Lane

Allan Lane

Steve Kendall
Linda Hayes

Linda Hayes

Miss Simpson
Morgan Conway

Morgan Conway

Mr. Carrington
Robert Emmett Keane

Robert Emmett Keane

Judge Butler, Second Trial
Roy Gordon

Roy Gordon

Third Trial Judge
Robert Strange

Robert Strange

First Trial Judge
Elliott Sullivan

Elliott Sullivan

Harry 'Ice Box' Swinnerty
Leonid Kinskey

Leonid Kinskey

Harry Beldon, Saxophone Player
Stanley Blystone

Stanley Blystone

Court Clerk, Second Trial (uncredited)

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Who stars in The Spellbinder?

The Spellbinder stars Lee Tracy, Barbara Read, Patric Knowles, Allan Lane, Linda Hayes.

Who directed The Spellbinder?

The Spellbinder was directed by Jack Hively.

How long is The Spellbinder?

The Spellbinder has a runtime of 1h 9m.

What is The Spellbinder about?

Jed Marlowe is a brilliant, scheming, unscrupulous criminal lawyer whose specialty is defending criminal he knows is guilty but gets them off through loop-holes or bribery. Then his daughter, misled by her father’s courtroom performance, but unaware of his back-room tactics, marries the killer her father has just unjustly save from the electric chair. What’s a poor father to do?