Mountain Justice is a 1937 American drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring George Brent, Josephine Hutchinson, and Guy Kibbee. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is loosely based on the story of Edith Maxwell, who was convicted in 1935 of murdering her coal miner father in Pound, Virginia.The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Mountain Justice Retrieved March 25, 2026Allmovie synopsis; Mountain Justice Retrieved March 25, 2026
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Cast Josephine Hutchinson as Ruth Harkins George Brent as Paul Cameron Guy Kibbee as Dr. John Barnard Mona Barrie as Evelyn Wayne Robert Barrat as Jeff Harkins Margaret Hamilton as Phoebe Lamb Robert McWade as Horace Bamber Fuzzy Knight as Clem Biggars Edward Pawley as Tad Miller Elizabeth Risdon as Meg Harkins Granville Bates as Judge Crawley Russell Simpson as Mr. Turnbull Sybil Harris as Mrs. Turnbull Guy Wilkerson as Asaph Anderson Marcia Mae Jones as Bethie Harkins
Preservation A print is held by the Library of Congress.Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.121 c.1978 the American Film Institute
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