The Law in Her Hands

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Glenda Farrell, Warren Hull, Margaret Lindsay, and Lyle Talbot in The Law in Her Hands (1936)

Two struggling lawyers take on criminal clients for a mobster, raising moral concerns as their finances improve. One lawyer's prosecutor boyfriend complicates matters, forcing them to confro... Read allTwo struggling lawyers take on criminal clients for a mobster, raising moral concerns as their finances improve. One lawyer's prosecutor boyfriend complicates matters, forcing them to confront ethical dilemmas.Two struggling lawyers take on criminal clients for a mobster, raising moral concerns as their finances improve. One lawyer's prosecutor boyfriend complicates matters, forcing them to confront ethical dilemmas.

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Trivia
A "Perfume Apple" was a small, handmade smoke bomb or acid irritant, typically packed in a glass perfume sample. They were widely used by hoods and wise guys circa early 1930's to intimidate small businesses into paying extortion for protection rackets.

Goofs
When the Assistant D.A. introduces the photograph in court to prove the defendant/racketeer was present in The Bohemian Cafe as both leading characters and the restaurant owner testified he was, trying to extort a $150 protection fee/membership in the Benevolent Association, the photograph clearly shows a man sitting in a chair at a table in the back corner. He also was briefly seen the day of the extortion attempt with another man in that back corner, before the photograph was taken. However, when the photographer actually snapped the photo, and the flash bulbs exploded, the men at the table were gone, and the chair on the right side of the table, by the door, is empty.

Quotes
Frank 'Legs' Gordon: I'll handle her myself. You guys are all the same. Just like Simelli, you can't forget the rough stuff. Oh, I don't know why I'm so successful with a lot of lame brains like you guys in my organization.

Soundtracks
I'd Rather Listen to Your Eyes
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Played during the opening photo credits
Also played when Bob proposes to Mary
Also played when Frank Gordon and Bob are at Mary's apartment, and at the end

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5/10

Good Actors Struggling With Indifferent Script

A talented set of actors, including Glenda Farrell in her hard-boiled, tough-talking mode, work hard in this Warner's B about a pair of young woman lawyers starting out, fighting for work and -- in Margaret Lindsay's case -- the amatory advances of Warren Hull. It comes off as pretty much of a programmer. Sidney Hickox' camera work is up to Warner Brothers fast-moving, underlit standard, but none of the actors, with the exception of the always engaging Miss Farrell, and Al Shean in a small role at the beginning of the movie as a restaurateur resisting some mobsters in the protection racket, manage any real oomph in their roles -- even Linsday and Talbot seem a bit stagy. Debit perennial B director Clemens for the failure.

THE LAW IN HER HANDS has the makings of a decent Warners B. The courtroom vignettes are amusing, but it's been done too many times and by people more interested in the work.