âIâm not looking at your legs, madam,â says D.A. Tom Cardigan to the glamorous accused killer on the witness stand. âIâm looking at your soul!â In Stateâs Attorney, John Barrymore dazzles courtroom audiences and movie audiences alike as Cardigan, a mob-mouthpiece-turned-principled prosecutor. Although heâs tangled up with booze, shady characters, a bad girl whoâs good for him (Helen Twelvetrees) and a good girl whoâs bad for him (Jill Esmond, at the time Mrs. Laurence Olivier), Tom makes a success of his new career and appears headed for the governorâs mansion. Then the cops nab Tomâs former boss on a murder rap, and Tom prosecutes, knowing the mobster may spill a secret that will destroy Tomâs future. David O. Selznick is executive producer of this fast-paced thriller highlighted by sharp dialogue, courtroom pyrotechnics and Barrymoreâs transfixing talent.
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