Guilty Hands (1931)

Crime Drama

Richard Grant is a lawyer who believes that murder under certain circumstances is justifiable. Richard's daughter, Barbara, takes her dad to a dinner party hosted by Richard's old friend, wealthy playboy, Gordon Rich. Gordon tells Richard that he and Barbara plan to marry. Richard threatens Gordon's life if he marries Barbara. Richard is unaware that Barbara has no plans to marry Gordon, and she's in love with Tommy Osgood. Richard enraged of the thought of Barbara marrying Gordon goes into Gordon's room, undetected, and kills him...Has Richard committed the perfect crime?

Updated May 27 2020

Releases:

US -

1931-08-22

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Keywords:

playboy murder pre-code

FACTS

Runtime: 69 mins Rating: 6.7 Tag Line: Mystery... chills... an ending that you'll never guess!

Cast

William Bakewell

Tommy Osgood

Kay Francis

Marjorie West

C. Aubrey Smith

Reverend Hastings

Forrester Harvey

Spencer Wilson

Alan Mowbray

Gordon Rich

Lionel Barrymore

Richard Grant

Robert McKenzie

Second Man on Train (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

Party Guest (uncredited)