The Spellbinder_
"Trapped - Between the Daughter he Loved and the Law He Defied!"
Jed Marlowe is a brilliant, scheming, unscrupulous criminal lawyer whose specialty is defending criminal he knows is guilty but gets them off through loop-holes or bribery. Then his daughter, misled by her father’s courtroom performance, but unaware of his back-room tactics, marries the killer her father has just unjustly save from the electric chair. What’s a poor father to do?
Starring
Lee Tracy, Barbara Read, Patric Knowles
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
The Spellbinder was released 87 years ago in 1939.
Overview
Jed Marlowe is a brilliant, scheming, unscrupulous criminal lawyer whose specialty is defending criminal he knows is guilty but gets them off through loop-ho...
The Spellbinder is a Crime, Romance, Drama film with a runtime of 1h 9m.
CAST (20)
Lee Tracy
Jed Marlowe
Barbara Read
Janet Marlowe
Patric Knowles
Tom Dixon
Allan Lane
Steve Kendall
Linda Hayes
Miss Simpson
Morgan Conway
Mr. Carrington
Robert Emmett Keane
Judge Butler, Second Trial
Roy Gordon
Third Trial Judge
Robert Strange
First Trial Judge
Elliott Sullivan
Harry 'Ice Box' Swinnerty
Leonid Kinskey
Harry Beldon, Saxophone Player
Stanley Blystone
Court Clerk, Second Trial (Uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
Hotel Clerk (Uncredited)
Chester Clute
Dr. Hillary Schunk (Uncredited)
Chester Conklin
Courtroom Extra (Uncredited)
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Clyde Dilson
Duffy, Second Trial Bailiff (Uncredited)
Julia Faye
Courtroom Extra (Uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Nightclub Extra (Uncredited)
Byron Foulger
J.J. Henkins, Auditor (Uncredited)
Edward Gargan
Tom, Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
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What is The Spellbinder about?
Jed Marlowe is a brilliant, scheming, unscrupulous criminal lawyer whose specialty is defending criminal he knows is guilty but gets them off through loop-holes or bribery. Then his daughter, misled by her father’s courtroom performance, but unaware of his back-room tactics, marries the killer her father has just unjustly save from the electric chair. What’s a poor father to do?
How long is The Spellbinder?
The Spellbinder has a runtime of 69 minutes (1h 9m).
Who stars in The Spellbinder?
The cast of The Spellbinder includes Lee Tracy, Barbara Read, Patric Knowles, Allan Lane, Linda Hayes.
What is the rating of The Spellbinder?
The Spellbinder has a rating of 6.0 out of 10 based on 2 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (3)
Crime
Romance
Drama