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re: Favorite Movie / TV Lawyers
Posted on 4/5/24 at 6:56 pm to muttenstein
Posted on 4/5/24 at 6:56 pm to muttenstein
quote:"Some men in this world are born to do our unpleasant jobs for us... your father is one of them."
Atticus Finch - To Kill a Mockingbird
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Posted on 4/5/24 at 7:13 pm to deeprig9
Another old one is Sir Wilfrid Robarts, played by Charles Laughton in Witness for the Prosecution (1957).
Who spends every non-courtroom scene in the movie trying to smoke a cigar or drink alcohol even though he's been told it's bad for his heart.
Who spends every non-courtroom scene in the movie trying to smoke a cigar or drink alcohol even though he's been told it's bad for his heart.
This post was edited on 4/5/24 at 7:16 pm
Posted on 4/5/24 at 7:14 pm to chinese58
Robert Duvall in A Civil Action because its the most accurate portrayal as well as the movie.
Posted on 4/5/24 at 7:43 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Only two answers. Atticus Finch and Eric Stratton.
Posted on 4/5/24 at 7:53 pm to muttenstein
Jarrod Barkley
There were several attempts to combine the western genre w/the cheap to shoot lawyer format. This was the only one that succeeded.
There were several attempts to combine the western genre w/the cheap to shoot lawyer format. This was the only one that succeeded.
Posted on 4/5/24 at 7:56 pm to Kafka
The short lived Black Saddle series starred Peter Breck as a gunfighter turned lawyer
Breck would later have a lawyer brother
Breck would later have a lawyer brother
Posted on 4/5/24 at 8:06 pm to Kafka
Posted on 4/5/24 at 8:23 pm to muttenstein
Posted on 4/5/24 at 8:23 pm to muttenstein
Posted on 4/5/24 at 8:31 pm to muttenstein
Perhaps no other profession is treated as roughly by Murder, She Wrote. TV producers would be the other option. Though surprisingly, writers often come off poorly as well.
Several great villains, multiple murderers, at least one murderess (a true psychopath), and several victims whose deaths make you believe in karma.
A few exceptions to the rule.
Molly Connors in Coal Miner’s Slaugter:
William Windom before stepping into his iconic role plays a lawyer who participated in the group murder of a guy who definitely had it coming. And his motive was to save a young lady some sight embarrassment so it was almost forgivable.
And perhaps my favorite, Norman Lester:
Several great villains, multiple murderers, at least one murderess (a true psychopath), and several victims whose deaths make you believe in karma.
A few exceptions to the rule.
Molly Connors in Coal Miner’s Slaugter:
William Windom before stepping into his iconic role plays a lawyer who participated in the group murder of a guy who definitely had it coming. And his motive was to save a young lady some sight embarrassment so it was almost forgivable.
And perhaps my favorite, Norman Lester:
Posted on 4/5/24 at 8:37 pm to dirtsandwich
Spencer Tracy and Frederic March in Inherit the Wind
Richard Widmark and Max Schnell in Judgement at Nuremberg
Al Pacino in And Justice For All
Richard Widmark and Max Schnell in Judgement at Nuremberg
Al Pacino in And Justice For All
Posted on 4/5/24 at 8:38 pm to muttenstein
Denny Crane
Alan Shore
Alan Shore
Posted on 4/5/24 at 8:55 pm to udtiger
quote:
Denny Crane
Alan Shore
Beat me to it.
Posted on 4/5/24 at 9:10 pm to chinese58
Charles Laughton was a great actor.
Posted on 4/5/24 at 9:40 pm to muttenstein
No love for Rumpole of the Bailey?
Posted on 4/5/24 at 9:40 pm to muttenstein
Frank Galvin - The Verdict
Vinny - My cousin Vinny
Bobby Donnell - The Practice
Denny Crane - Boston Legal
Vinny - My cousin Vinny
Bobby Donnell - The Practice
Denny Crane - Boston Legal
Posted on 4/5/24 at 9:50 pm to Ziippy
Whiplash Willie Gingrich
Posted on 4/5/24 at 10:33 pm to Kafka
Posted on 4/5/24 at 11:59 pm to 88Wildcat
quote:
Spencer Tracy and Frederic March in Inherit the Wind
Great call on these two. A great legal movie. Throw them in there with Atticus Finch in the top 5. Vincent LaGuardia Gambini has to be in there too.
I’m shocked that this thread has made it almost two pages and (unless I missed it) no mention of Perry Mason!
Also think that both Ben Stone and Jack McCoy deserve some recognition, as
well as Adam Schiff as the OG DA on Law & Order. Kudos to whoever mentioned Clair Kincaid.
I liked the shout out to Dan Fielding…which makes me think of Christine Sullivan is worth mentioning.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 12:21 am to muttenstein
Ryan Gossling - Fractured
Underrated movie.
Underrated movie.
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