Mr. District Attorney (1947) DVD-R

Starring Dennis O'Keefe, Adolphe Menjou, Marguerite Chapman, Michael O'Shea, George
Coulouris, Jeff Donnell
Directed by Robert B. Sinclair

Print: black/white
Runtime: 81 min.
Genre: drama
Print Quality: B

Columbia's Mr. District Attorney was the second attempt to launch a film series based on
the popular radio series of the same name. Adolphe Menjou plays the title role, DA Craig
Warren, though top billing is bestowed upon Dennis O'Keefe as Warren's assistant Steve
Bennett. Resenting his boss' constructive criticism and presumed interference, Bennett
goes astray, ultimately getting mixed up with trouble-prone Marcia Manning (Marguerite
Chapman). Warren quickly realizes that Marcia is a no-good, but Bennett refuses to listen.
Eventually, two men meet their deaths at Marcia's manicured hands, and by the last reel it
looks as though Bennett will be third on her list. A moneyspinner upon its first release, Mr.
District Attorney did indeed spawn a brief series, as intended.