The File on Thelma Jordon
“...SHE'LL LIE...KILL OR KISS HER WAY OUT OF ANYTHING!”
Synopsis
Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, becomes romantically involved with Thelma Jordon, a woman with a mysterious and troubled past. Thelma soon finds herself under suspicion in connection with her aunt's death.
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Shot by George BarnesScored by Victor Young
Also known as
- Strafsache Thelma Jordonde
- El caso de Thelma Jordones
- La Femme à l'écharpe pailletéefr
- Il romanzo di Thelma Jordonit
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Cast & Crew
77 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Barbara Stanwyck
as Thelma Jordon
Wendell Corey
as Cleve Marshall
Paul Kelly
as Miles Scott
Joan Tetzel
as Pamela Marshall
Stanley Ridges
as Kingsley Willis
Richard Rober
as Tony Laredo
Minor Watson
as Judge Calvin Blackwell
Barry Kelley
as District Attorney Pierce
Kasey Rogers
as Dolly
Basil Ruysdael
as Judge Jonathan David Hancock
Jane Novak
as Mrs. Blackwell
Gertrude Hoffmann
as Aunt Vera Edwards
Supporting cast
58Harry Antrim
as Sidney
Kate Drain Lawson
as Clara
Theresa Harris
as Esther
Byron Barr
as McCary
Geraldine Wall
as Matron
Jonathan Corey
as Timmy Marshall
Robin Corey
as Joan Marshall
Bess Flowers
as Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
Nick Cravat
as Reporter (uncredited)
Eric Alden
as Reporter (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
as Juror (uncredited)
Rodney Bell
as Withers (uncredited)
Eddie Borden
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Ethel Bryant
as Deputy (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
as Chase (uncredited)
John Cortay
as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Jim Davies
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Dot Farley
as Woman Prisoner (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
as Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
as Charwoman (uncredited)
William Hamel
as Newsman (uncredited)
Sam Harris
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Lew Harvey
as Reporter (uncredited)
Art Howard
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Virginia Hunter
as Pierce's Secretary (uncredited)
Jerry James
as Reporter (uncredited)
Geraldine Jordan
as Woman Prisoner (uncredited)
Nolan Leary
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Sam Mcdaniel
as Porter (uncredited)
William Meader
as Reporter (uncredited)
Walter Merrill
as Reporter (uncredited)
Ottola Nesmith
as Mrs. Asher (uncredited)
Garry Owen
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Eddie Parks
as Club Proprietor (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
Ezelle Poule
as Woman (uncredited)
Jack Roberts
as Reporter (uncredited)
Stephen Roberts
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
as Reporter (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
as Defense Aide (uncredited)
Harry Templeton
as Newsman (uncredited)
Kenneth Tobey
as Police Photographer (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Lynn Whitney
as Woman Prisoner (uncredited)
Michael Ann Barrett
as Woman Prisoner (uncredited)
Fairy Cunningham
as Woman Prisoner (uncredited)
Caroline Fitzharris
as Cook's Daughter (uncredited)
Howard Gardiner
as Reporter (uncredited)
Bill Hawes
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Dorothy Klewer
as Woman Prisoner (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Joe Evans
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Stan Johnson
as (uncredited)
Lorna Jordon
as Woman (uncredited)
Marjorie Kane
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Victor Romito
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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