True Confession

"THEY'RE ON ANOTHER BENDER!"

Dec 24 1937 Approved 1h 25m
Comedy, Crime

A writer takes a job as a secretary because her scrupulous husband isn't bringing in the dough as an attorney. When her new employer is murdered, she can't seem to make up her mind as to whether she "dunnit" or not.

Plot

Helen and Ken are a pretty strange couple. She is a pathological liar, and he is a scrupulously honest (and therefore unsuccessful) lawyer. Helen starts a new job, and when her employer is found dead, all the (circumstantial) evidence points at her. She is put on trial for murder, and her husband defends her. He thinks she is lying again when she says she didn't do it, and insists she plead that she did, but in self defense. Charlie, a shady, odd character who may or may not know something about what really happened, hangs around the courtroom and jail making rude comments and noises. After Helen is acquitted, he tries to blackmail them.

Written by

Claude Binyon, Louis Verneuil, Georges Berr

Directed by

Wesley Ruggles

Cast

Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, John Barrymore

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,816
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
73
Popularity
NA