THE TRIAL OF MARY DUGAN (1929)Norma Shearer, Lewis Stone & H.B. Warner | Drama | B&W | Free Movie

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The Trial of Mary Dugan is a 1929 American pre-Code film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Norma Shearer. The film is based on the 1927 Broadway stage play The Trial of Mary Dugan by Bayard Veiller, who also directed the film. On stage the play had starred Ann Harding (in Shearer's role), who would come to Hollywood a few years later at the beginning of talkies. This was Veiller's first and only sound film directorial effort as he had directed several silent films before 1922. The play was also published as a novel authored by William Almon Wolff, published in 1928.The 1941 film of the same name is an MGM remake.

Synopsis:

Mary Dugan, a Broadway showgirl, is charged with murder in the knifing death of her wealthy lover, and goes on trial for her life. When her defense counsel appears to bungle his job, Mary's brother Jimmy, a newly licensed attorney, jumps into the case to defend his sister. Jimmy's courtroom style is unconventional, but he seems to be holding his own against the prosecuting attorney... until a surprise testimony changes the course of the trial.

Cast & Crew:

Norma Shearer as Mary Dugan
Lewis Stone as Edward West
H. B. Warner as District Attorney Galway
Raymond Hackett as Jimmy Dugan
Lilyan Tashman as Dagmar Lorne
Olive Tell as Mrs. Gertrude Rice
Adrienne D'Ambricourt as Marie Ducrot
DeWitt Jennings as Inspector Hunt
Wilfrid North as Judge Nash
Landers Stevens as Dr. Welcome
Mary Doran as Pauline Agguerro
Westcott Clarke as Captain Price
Charles R. Moore as James Madison
Claud Allister as Henry James Plaisted
Myra Hampton as May Harris

Directed by: Bayard Veiller
Written by: Bayard Veiller (play), Becky Gardiner (screenplay)
Produced by: Louis B. Mayer
Cinematography: William H. Daniels
Edited by: Blanche Sewell
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release Date: June 8, 1929 (U.S.)
Running Time: 113 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English