Review – Twilight of Honor

Richard Chamberlain made his move onto the big screen just as Claude Rains was making his way off, their careers briefly intersecting in this mediocre courtroom drama. Chamberlain plays a talented young lawyer who gets appointed by a judge to defend an undefendable client. The poor sap on trial has been accused of killing a popular, respected member of the law enforcement community, and everyone in the world – including the defendant’s wife – is set to testify against him. However, with the help of a wise old attorney (Rains), our hero manages to find the flaws in all the testimony and give his client the best defense possible. Any serious fan of legal shenanigans will find herself swiftly distracted by gaps in procedure and evidence rules big enough to drive a truck through. On the other hand, audiences who aren’t into the whole courtroom drama thing will find nothing else to commend this picture other than one of the most awkward office romances ever committed to film. Overall I suppose I’ve seen worse specimens of the sub-genre, but it generally deserves the obscurity in which it dwells. Mildly amusing