Society Lawyeris a 1939crime filmdirected byEdwin L. Marinand starringWalter PidgeonandVirginia Bruce.It is a milder remake of thepre-CodePenthouse(1933).

Society Lawyer
Directed byEdwin L. Marin
Screenplay byFrances Goodrich
Albert Hackett
Leon Gordon
Hugo Butler
Based onPenthouse
1935 novel
byArthur Somers Roche
Produced byJohn W. Considine Jr.
Louis D. Lighton
StarringWalter Pidgeon
Virginia Bruce
CinematographyGeorge J. Folsey
Edited byHoward O'Neill
Music byEdward Ward
Production
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Release date
  • March 21, 1939(1939-03-21)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$232,000[1]
Box office$472,000[1]

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Cast

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Box office

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According to MGM records the film made $312,000 in the US and Canada and $160,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $64,000.[1]

References

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  1. ^abcThe Eddie Mannix Ledger,Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
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