The Eleventh Commandment (1933 film)

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The Eleventh Commandment
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Directed by George Melford
Written by Brandon Fleming (play)
Adele Buffington
Kurt Kempler
Produced by M.H. Hoffman
Starring Marian Marsh
Theodore von Eltz
Alan Hale
Cinematography Harry Neumann
Tom Galligan
Edited by Mildred Johnston
Music by Abe Meyer
Production
company
Distributed by Weiss Brothers
Release date
  • March 25, 1933 (1933-03-25)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

The Eleventh Commandment is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Melford and starring Marian Marsh, Theodore von Eltz and Alan Hale. It is based on a play by Brandon Fleming. [1] The story had previously been made into a 1924 British silent film.

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Plot

When a wealthy unmarried woman dies without heirs, her estate is entrusted to her attorney. However his partner at the law firm schemes to get his hands on the money and hires a barmaid to pretend to be a relative and claim the estate.

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References

  1. Goble, Alan (2011) [1999]. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 160. ISBN   978-3598114922.