The Case Against Mrs. Ames

85 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$334,971^[1]Box office$339,443^[1]

The Case Against Mrs. Ames is a 1936 American mystery drama film written by C. Graham Baker and Gene Towne based on a serial of the same name by Arthur Somers Roche originally published in Collier's Weekly magazine in 1934, and then as a novel in 1936.^[2] The film was directed by William A. Seiter and stars Madeleine Carroll and George Brent, and features Arthur Treacher, Alan Baxter, Beulah Bondi and Alan Mowbray. Paramount had originally intended to cast Gary Cooper and Carole Lombard in the lead roles.^[3]

Plot

San Francisco socialite Hope Ames is accused of murdering her husband. She is prosecuted by District Attorney Matt Logan but is acquitted at her trial. However her mother-in-law now tries to gain custody of the couple's son.

Cast

Cast notes

• The Case Against Mrs. Ames was Madeleine Carroll's American film debut.^[2]

Reception

The Case Against Mrs. Ames recorded a loss of $38,869.^[1]

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Pascoe, John. Madeleine Carroll: Actress and Humanitarian, from The 39 Steps to the Red Cross. McFarland, 2020.

External links

• The Case Against Mrs. Ames at IMDb
• The Case Against Mrs. Ames at the TCM Movie Database
• The Case Against Mrs. Ames at AllMovie