''Sued for Libel'' is a 1939 American
mystery film
A mystery film is a genre of film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur Detective, sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means ...
directed by
Leslie Goodwins
Leslie Goodwins (17 September 1899 – 8 January 1969) was an English film director and screenwriter. He directed nearly 100 films between 1926 and 1967, notably 27 features and shorts with Leon Errol, including the Mexican Spitfire series. ...
from a screenplay by
Jerry Cady, based on
Wolfe Kaufman's story. Released on October 27, 1939, by RKO Radio Pictures (who also produced it), the film stars
Kent Taylor
Kent Taylor (born Louis William Weiss; May 11, 1907 – April 11, 1987) was an American actor of film and television. Taylor appeared in more than 110 films, the bulk of them B-movies in the 1930s and 1940s, although he also had roles in more p ...
,
Linda Hayes,
Lilian Bond
Lilian Bond (January 18, 1908 – January 25, 1991) was an English-American actress based in the United States.
Life and career
Bond was born in London and made her first professional stage appearance at the age of 14 in the pantomime ''Dic ...
, and
Morgan Conway
Morgan Conway (born Sidney Conway, March 16, 1903 – November 16, 1981) was an American actor, best known for his portrayals of Dick Tracy.
Early life and career
Conway was educated at Columbia University in New York City. He had a bro ...
.
Cast
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Kent Taylor
Kent Taylor (born Louis William Weiss; May 11, 1907 – April 11, 1987) was an American actor of film and television. Taylor appeared in more than 110 films, the bulk of them B-movies in the 1930s and 1940s, although he also had roles in more p ...
as Steve Lonegan
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Linda Hayes as Maggie Shane
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Lilian Bond
Lilian Bond (January 18, 1908 – January 25, 1991) was an English-American actress based in the United States.
Life and career
Bond was born in London and made her first professional stage appearance at the age of 14 in the pantomime ''Dic ...
as Mrs. Muriel Webster
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Morgan Conway
Morgan Conway (born Sidney Conway, March 16, 1903 – November 16, 1981) was an American actor, best known for his portrayals of Dick Tracy.
Early life and career
Conway was educated at Columbia University in New York City. He had a bro ...
as Albert Pomeroy
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Richard Lane as Smiley Dugan
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Roger Pryor
Roger Atkinson Pryor (July 19, 1828 – March 14, 1919) was a Virginian newspaper editor and politician who became known for his fiery oratory in favor of secession; he was elected both to national and Confederate office, and served as a gen ...
as District Attorney Willard Corbin
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Thurston Hall
Ernest Thurston Hall (May 10, 1882 – February 20, 1958) was an American film, stage and television actor.Aylesworth, Thomas G. and Bowman, John S. (1987). ''The World Almanac Who's Who of Film''. World Almanac. . Pp. 186-187.
Career Stag ...
as David Hastings
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Emory Parnell
Emory Parnell (December 29, 1892 – June 22, 1979) was an American vaudeville performer and actor who appeared in over 250 films in his 36-year career.
Early years
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Parnell trained as a musician at Morningside ...
as Jerome Walsh
* Roy Gordon as Colonel Jasper White
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Edward Earle
Edward Earle (16 July 1882 – 15 December 1972) was a Canadian-American stage, film and television actor. In a career which lasted from the 1910s to 1966, he appeared in almost 400 films between 1914 and 1956. He was born in Toronto and died ...
as Judge Samuel Clark
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Lester Dorr
Lester Dorr (born Harry Lester Dorr; May 8, 1893 – August 25, 1980) was an American actor who between 1917 and 1975 appeared in well over 500 productions on stage, in feature films and shorts, and in televised plays and weekly series.
Even a ...
as Pomeroy’s butler
References
External links
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RKO Pictures films
Films scored by Roy Webb
Films directed by Leslie Goodwins
American black-and-white films
Films produced by Cliff Reid
American mystery drama films
1930s mystery drama films
1939 drama films
1939 films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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