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Star Witness

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The Leeds clan are going about their business when an uninvited criminal storms their house. Family members young and old get an eyeful of the intruder, and they're set to help authorities put the man, who killed a police officer, in prison. Trying to keep the family quiet, members of the Campos gang take grade-schooler Donny Leeds (George Ernest) hostage. But patriarch Pvt. "Grandpa" Summerill (Charles "Chic" Sale) won't be intimidated, and he urges his family to fight for justice.

Critics Reviews

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 05/09/2021
2/4
...a mostly underwhelming drama... Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 10/15/2015
B-
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Steve D 12/27/2023 Huston alone makes it work. See more 02/05/2015 awesome pre-code gangsta pic fromn WB See more 01/07/2008 A fast moving picture with a tense ending and some great naturalized dialogue. I enjoyed the Grandfather (a lovable old coot) and the 5 year old Dickie Moore. For an early talkie, the camera moves throughout scenes fluidly. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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William A. Wellman

Director

Walter Huston

District Attorney Whitlock

Charles "Chic" Sale

Private "Grandpa" Summerill

Frances Starr

Ma Leeds

Grant Mitchell

Pa Leeds

Sally Blane

Sue Leeds
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Synopsis The Leeds clan are going about their business when an uninvited criminal storms their house. Family members young and old get an eyeful of the intruder, and they're set to help authorities put the man, who killed a police officer, in prison. Trying to keep the family quiet, members of the Campos gang take grade-schooler Donny Leeds (George Ernest) hostage. But patriarch Pvt. "Grandpa" Summerill (Charles "Chic" Sale) won't be intimidated, and he urges his family to fight for justice.
Director
William A. Wellman
Screenwriter
Lucien Hubbard
Production Co
Warner Bros.
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 8m