DramaMysteryRomance

The Paradine Case

- The dramatic case of a beautiful woman whose trial for murder held the nation spellbound.

Attorney Anthony Keane agrees to represent Londonite Mrs. Paradine, who has been fingered in her husband's murder. From the start, the married lawyer is drawn to the enigmatic beauty, and he begins to cast about for a way to exonerate his client. Keane puts the Paradine household servant on the stand, suggesting he is the killer. But Keane soon loses his way in the courtroom, and his half-baked plan sets off a stunning chain of events.

Release Date : 1947-12-31

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Vanguard FilmsSelznick International Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Anthony Keane

Original Name : Gregory Peck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gay Keane

Original Name : Ann Todd

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Paradine

Original Name : Alida Valli

Gender : Female

Character Name : Judge Lord Thomas Horfield

Original Name : Charles Laughton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sir Simon Flaquer

Original Name : Charles Coburn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady Sophie Horfield

Original Name : Ethel Barrymore

Gender : Female

Character Name : Andre Latour

Original Name : Louis Jourdan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sir Joseph

Original Name : Leo G. Carroll

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judy Flaquer

Original Name : Joan Tetzel

Gender : Female

Character Name : Innkeeper

Original Name : Isobel Elsom

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cabby (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenner G. Kemp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Juror (uncredited)

Original Name : Colin Kenny

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barrister in Courtroom (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Stevens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Tovey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Harris

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-07

Gregory Peck is "Keane", a happily married London barrister who is called to defend a woman accused of murdering her wealthy, blind husband. Alida Valli (simply Valli in the titles) is the accused, a glamorous woman who simply reeks of gold-digger right from the start and with Leo G. Carroll leading the prosecution and a wonderfully curmudgeonly Charles Laughton as the High Court judge, you sense the writing is already on the wall for the women. Peck struggles in the role, to be honest, he lacks incisiveness - he is just a bit too "nice". When he discovers that it's possible that she had been having an affair with then old man's valet - a dashing Louis Jourdan - he seems torn between a sense of envy (he is clearly smitten) and a desire to secure a fair hearing and at times that drags this into melodrama territory. The courtroom scenes are all to frequently broken up by domestic issues - even Laughton and put-upon wife Ethel Barrymore as well as Peck with loving, and herself slightly envious, "Gay" (Ann Todd). For me, it is trying to accomplish too many things and ends up not really doing anything spectacular with Richard Hichens far more spicy and potent novel.