Good Morning, Judge
Cast & Crew
Jean Yarbrough
Dennis O'keefe
Louise Allbritton
Mary Beth Hughes
J. Carrol Naish
Louise Beavers
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While the employees of the David Barton Music Publishing Company are busy celebrating their latest hit song, "Spellbound," by Charlie Martin, struggling songwriters Ben and Harry Pollard are playing their similar tune, "Dreaming," for attorney Elizabeth Christine Smith. Elizabeth files a plagiarism suit for $100,000 against Barton, though the brothers had only hoped for a fraction of that amount. Meanwhile, David Barton himself is having problems with his girl friend and the singer of "Spellbound," Mira Bryon, who insists that he escort her nightly to social events. The exhausted David goes to the Gotham Health Club to take a steam bath, unaware that the club is for ladies only. There, he briefly meets Elizabeth and escapes a female man hunt, as he is assumed to be a peeping tom. Back at his office, David learns of the plagiarism suit from his attorney, J. P. Gordon, and discovers that the lawsuit is justified, as the Pollards had submitted the tune to him and Martin used their melody in his song. As such, David and J. P. agree to seek an out-of-court settlement. Later that night, David meets Elizabeth once again at a party, but before he can explain his actions at the women's club, he is rushed away by Mira. The next day, J. P. makes a $10,000 settlement offer, and while the Pollards are eager to accept it, Elizabeth insists on taking the matter to court. The night before the trial, David takes a dozen roses to Elizabeth, only to discover that she is the Pollards' attorney. Despite their differences, the two go out to dinner, and David has Andre, the restaurant's owner, drug Elizabeth's drink. At the trial the next day, J. P. argues that "Spellbound" was based on an old Indian melody, and has a group of Indians perform a war song in court. After Elizabeth is granted a postponement, David meets with the Pollards at their apartment and offers them a $5,000 settlement. Unknown to the music publisher, Elizabeth records their conversation, during which David inadvertently admits that he made up the Indian war song. The two meet once more at Andre's for dinner, where they kiss and make up. Unfortunately, Elizabeth is drugged once again, when she mistakenly drinks a glass of wine Andre had intended for a rowdy customer. She fails to arrive in court the next day, then refuses to see David when he calls on her later in the day. When Andre goes to Elizabeth to explain matters, she makes him leave a message for David asking him to meet her at the Gotham Club. Still unaware that the health club is for women only, David goes there and is arrested. Defeated, David then agrees to marry Mira, but the heartbroken Elizabeth is convinced by Cleo, her maid, not to give up on David. The attorney then goes to the same nightclub at which David and Mira announce their plans to elope. Before they can leave, however, David accidentally drinks a drugged cocktail, and when he passes out, Elizabeth and Mira get into a fistfight. Mira sues Elizabeth over her injuries, but the magistrate is more interested in getting David and Elizabeth back together than hearing Mira's complaint. The two are married and have their wedding dinner at Andre's, during which the restaurateur himself imbibes the drugged drink.
Director
Jean Yarbrough
Cast
Dennis O'keefe
Louise Allbritton
Mary Beth Hughes
J. Carrol Naish
Louise Beavers
Samuel S. Hinds
Frank Faylen
Ralph Peters
Oscar O'shea
Marie Blake
Don Barclay
William Forrest
Murray Alper
Eddie Acuff
Ruth Lee
Lee Phelps
Phil Warren
Ruth Warren
Billy Newell
Edward Earle
Harry Strang
Hal Craig
Jack Rice
Eddie Coke
Margaret Marquis
Rebel Randall
Virginia Engels
Albert Ray
Pierce Lyden
Billy Bletcher
Charles Sherlock
Chief Red Robe
Harry "silverheels" Smith
Ralph Lonewolf
Byron Topetchy
Linda Ann Bieber
William Eddritt
Crew
John Boyle
Robert Boyle
Bernard B. Brown
Everett Carter
Edward Curtiss
R. A. Gausman
Maurice Geraghty
Maurice Geraghty
Joseph Gershensen
A. J. Gilmore
John Goodman
Paul Malvern
Winston Miller
Paul Neal
Charles Previn
Milton Rosen
Seward Webb
Vera West
Warren Wilson
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The Motion Picture Herald Prod Digest review states that musical director Charles Previn contributed one unidentified song to this film.
