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May 24, 1936
Mcallen Daily Monitor
Mcallen, Brownsville, Harlingen, Hidalgo County, Cameron County, Texas
What is this article about?
Ann Harding's film 'The Witness Chair,' a romance-crime drama based on a Cosmopolitan story, features her and Walter Abel in a tale of accidental killing, false accusation, and courtroom drama, showing at McAllen’s Palace Theatre.
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NEW HARDING PICTURE DUE
'The Witness Chair' Is Billed in City
A powerful combination of character study and tense action is offered in Ann Harding's new picture, "The Witness Chair," which joins the blonde star in a romance with Walter Abel for the second time, their first screen co-appearance being "The Lady Consents," and shows Tuesday and Wednesday at the Palace theatre in McAllen.
Drawn from the Cosmopolitan magazine story of the same name, "The Witness Chair" presents Miss Harding as a woman who commits an accidental killing while trying to free the man she loves from a false implication in a bunco swindle. She leaves stray evidence which brings Abel to the stand to face murder charges.
Miss Harding's dramatic courtroom confession calls for her wide range of talents to provide a nerve-tingling climax.
A secret romance between Abel's daughter and the murdered man contributes complicating heart thrills, with Frances Sage, noted Broadway actress making her first screen appearance in the role of the daughter.
George Nicholls, Jr., directed Douglass Dumbrille, Moroni Olsen, Margaret Hamilton and many others in this RKO Radio picturization of Rita Weiman's story.
'The Witness Chair' Is Billed in City
A powerful combination of character study and tense action is offered in Ann Harding's new picture, "The Witness Chair," which joins the blonde star in a romance with Walter Abel for the second time, their first screen co-appearance being "The Lady Consents," and shows Tuesday and Wednesday at the Palace theatre in McAllen.
Drawn from the Cosmopolitan magazine story of the same name, "The Witness Chair" presents Miss Harding as a woman who commits an accidental killing while trying to free the man she loves from a false implication in a bunco swindle. She leaves stray evidence which brings Abel to the stand to face murder charges.
Miss Harding's dramatic courtroom confession calls for her wide range of talents to provide a nerve-tingling climax.
A secret romance between Abel's daughter and the murdered man contributes complicating heart thrills, with Frances Sage, noted Broadway actress making her first screen appearance in the role of the daughter.
George Nicholls, Jr., directed Douglass Dumbrille, Moroni Olsen, Margaret Hamilton and many others in this RKO Radio picturization of Rita Weiman's story.
What sub-type of article is it?
Romance
Crime Story
Mystery
What themes does it cover?
Love
Deception
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Ann Harding
Witness Chair
Movie
Romance
Murder
Courtroom
Bunco Swindle
What entities or persons were involved?
Ann Harding
Walter Abel
Frances Sage
George Nicholls Jr.
Douglass Dumbrille
Moroni Olsen
Margaret Hamilton
Rita Weiman
Where did it happen?
Palace Theatre In Mcallen
Story Details
Key Persons
Ann Harding
Walter Abel
Frances Sage
George Nicholls Jr.
Douglass Dumbrille
Moroni Olsen
Margaret Hamilton
Rita Weiman
Location
Palace Theatre In Mcallen
Story Details
Ann Harding stars as a woman who accidentally kills while trying to free the man she loves from a false bunco swindle implication, leaving evidence that leads to murder charges against Walter Abel. Her courtroom confession provides a climax. A secret romance between Abel's daughter and the murdered man adds complications.