
“The jury finds her innocent... well not too innocent!”
When a jury member takes in the defendant he couldn't convict, she has a bad influence on his son.
Release Date: 8/7/1940
Runtime: 80 minutes
Languages: English
Director: Charles Vidor
00Companies: Columbia Pictures
Countries: United States of America
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Brian Aherne is quite good in this comedy drama. He is an enthusiastic juror who having convinced his colleagues to acquit "Natalie" (Rita Hayworth) of a charge of murder after she attempted to extort money from her beau, offers her a job in his family bicycle shop. He keeps her identity secret. Soon his son "Pierre" (Glenn Ford) is really pretty smitten and their normally ordered life starts to become a little bit hectic. At times, this is really quite enjoyable - Aherne is on good form (he reminded me a bit of Robert Donat), with a quickly paced script and a few red herrings about the girl's guilt or innocence to keep the plot interesting. The ending is a little bit contrived, but it is still not a bad reimagining of "Gribouille" (1937).

Brian Aherne
Andre Morestan

Rita Hayworth
Natalie Roguin

Glenn Ford
Pierre Morestan

Irene Rich
Michele Morestan

George Coulouris
Defense Attorney

Lloyd Corrigan
Prosecuting Attorney

Evelyn Keyes
Francois Morestan

Edward Norris
Robert LaCoste

Curt Bois
Henri Lurette

Frank Reicher
President

Sumner Getchell
Fat Boy
Nicholas Bela
Nicholas Farkas
2017