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The Paradine Case   1947         N/R, 131 min. Genre: Drama Director: Alfred Hitchcock   Cast: Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, Charles Laughton, Charles Coburn, Alida Valli, Leo G. Carroll, Ethel Barrymore, Louis Jourdan, Joan Tetzel, Isobel Elsom, Edgar Norton, John Goldsworthy, Lester Matthews, Lumsden Hare, Patrick Aherne   This courtroom drama involves the case of Maddelena Anna Paradine (Alida Valli) who is on trial for murdering her wealthy husband. Defense attorney Anthony Keane (Gregory Peck), although married to Gay (Ann Todd), falls in love with his beautiful client, fails to see the blatant facts of the case, and believes that she is innocent. Meanwhile, Judge Lord Thomas Horfield (Charles Laughton) sees through Anna's facade, and the prosecuting attorney, Sir Joseph (Leo G. Carroll), is determined to find her guilty. Despite Anna's protests, Keane calls her lover, stableman Andre Latour (Louis Jourdan), to the stand and tries to prove that he is the murderer. After being disgraced, Latour commits suicide. Finally, Anna admits that she killed her husband and blames Keane for Latour's death. The story ends with a stunned Keane leaving the courtroom. Ethel Barrymore received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in her role as Lady Sophie Horfield, the judge's loony wife. Cast Gregory Peck Anthony Keane-Defense Counsel Ann Todd Gay Keane Charles Laughton Judge Lord Thomas Horfield Charles Coburn Sir Simon Flaquer Alida Valli Mrs. Maddelena Anna Paradine Leo G. Carroll Sir Joseph-Prosecution Counsel Ethel Barrymore Lady Sophie Horfield Louis Jourdan Andre Latour-Paradine`s Valet Joan Tetzel Judy Flaquer Isobel Elsom Innkeeper Edgar Norton Courtroom Attendant John Goldsworthy Lakin Lester Matthews Inspector Ambrose Lumsden Hare Courtroom Attendant Patrick Aherne Sgt. Leggett