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Ladies of the Jury

Ladies of the Jury
Ladies of the Jury poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Lowell Sherman
Produced by William LeBaron
Screenplay by Marion Dix
Edward Salisbury Field
Eddie Welch
Based on Ladies of the Jury
by John Frederick Ballard
Starring Edna May Oliver
Jill Esmond
Ken Murray
Roscoe Ates
Kitty Kelly
Music by Max Steiner
Cinematography Jack MacKenzie
Edited by Charles L. Kimball
Production
company
Distributed by RKO Pictures
Release date
  • February 5, 1932 (1932-02-05)
Running time
63 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Ladies of the Jury is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Lowell Sherman and written by Marion Dix, Edward Salisbury Field and Eddie Welch. The film stars Edna May Oliver, Jill Esmond, Ken Murray, Roscoe Ates and Kitty Kelly. The film was released on February 5, 1932, by RKO Pictures.

Middle aged Mrs. Livingston Baldwin Crane (Edna May Oliver) is selected to serve on a jury. The case is the murder trial of ex-showgirl Yvette Gordon (Jill Esmond), accused of killing her rich elderly husband. Throughout the trial Mrs. Crane is outspoken but is able to ask the witnesses candid and important questions. At the end of the trial, Mrs. Crane casts the sole “not guilty” vote, causing a discussion. After lots of convincing and several votes, the count is ten not guilty to two guilty. During the deliberations, the wealthy Mrs. Crane secretly hires a detective agency to further investigate the case. They prove that Chauncy, Mr. Crane's nephew, paid the maid, Mrs. Snow, to lie under oath so Chauncy could inherit his uncle's entire estate.


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