Witness for the Prosecution
“The most electrifying entertainment of our time!”
An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Crime
Studio
Edward Small Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How Witness for the Prosecution performed
Budget
$3.0M
Worldwide Gross
$9.0M
Gross Profit
$6.0M
Return
3.0× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$1M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Leonard Vole
Tyrone Power
Leonard Vole
Christine
Marlene Dietrich
Christine
Sir Wilfrid
Charles Laughton
Sir Wilfrid
Miss Plimsoll
Elsa Lanchester
Miss Plimsoll
Brogan-Moore
John Williams
Brogan-Moore
Mayhew
Henry Daniell
Mayhew
Carter
Ian Wolfe
Carter
Mr. Myers
Torin Thatcher
Mr. Myers
Mrs. French
Norma Varden
Mrs. French
Janet
Una O'Connor
Janet
Judge
Francis Compton
Judge
Inspector Hearne
Philip Tonge
Inspector Hearne
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