17 Sep 1993
The Pelican Brief
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
An Act of Murder
Mercy or Murder? Can you condemn this man?
A man kills his terminally ill wife to prevent her further suffering.
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Fredric March Judge Calvin Cooke
Edmond O'Brien David Douglas
Florence Eldridge Catherine Cooke
Geraldine Brooks Ellie Cooke
Stanley Ridges Doctor Walter Morrison
John McIntire Judge Ogden
Will Wright Judge Jim Wilder
Virginia Brissac Mrs. Russell
Clarence Muse Mr. Pope
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