01 Oct 1937
Madame X
An alcoholic woman was charged and tried for murder and a young defense attorney, unaware that she is his mother, takes the assignment to defend her in court.
Grand Jury
HUNTING DOWN THE MAD DOGS of the UNDERWORLD
When a grand jury acquits a gangster accused of murder, a retired elderly citizen decides it's up to him to see that the criminal is proven guilty and put behind bars.
Top Billed Cast
Fred Stone George Taylor
Louise Latimer Edith Taylor
Owen Davis Jr. Steve O'Connell
Moroni Olsen Davis, the bodyguard
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams Joseph Britt
Frank M. Thomas John Taylor
Harry Beresford Tom Evans
Harry Jans Sully
Russell Hicks Jim Hanify
Charles C. Wilson City Editor
Edward Gargan Policeman Burke
Billy Gilbert Otto, the Janitor (uncredited)
Matthew Beard Marshmallow (uncredited)
George Lloyd Thug (uncredited)
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