Action for Slander
A bankrupt officer, accused of cheating at cards, defends his honour with a writ.
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"Clive Brook, a military man having an affair, is accused of cheating at cards during a hunting weekend at some titled fellow's country estate. Will he mount an ACTION FOR SLANDER, once rumors of his scandalous card playing wreck his reputation at the club and in his regiment? Anyone who loves classic movies is familiar the typical treatment of the English. They like to hunt in the country. They are very concerned with honor. They are very rigid in their relationships. Class matters. And the barristers and judges all fancy themselves to be rather fine comedians. (And, of course, there are..."
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This film received its earliest documented USA telecasts in Chicago Sunday 18 December 1949 on WGN (Channel 9), in Cincinnati Sunday 26 March 1950 on WLW-T (Channel 4), in Boston Sunday 7 May 1950 on WBZ (Channel 4), and in New York City Friday 12 May 1950 on WPIX (Channel 11).
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A bankrupt officer, accused of cheating at cards, defends his honour with a writ.