A Free Soul
An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him. Stephen Ashe, an upper class alcoho…
A Free Soul
An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him. Stephen Ashe, an upper class alcoholic defense attorney, successfully defends local mobster Ace Wilfong in a murder case. After his daughter Jan Ashe breaks her engagement to polo player Dwight Winthrop and starts an affair with Wilfong, she finds that the liaison is not easily severed when she wants out. Winthrop earns Miss Ashe's true affections by killing Wilfong to break his grip on her. Can Stephen Ashe save Winthrop with an impassioned defense speech to the jury? —Gary Jackson <garyjack5@cogeco.ca>
A Free Soul
Crime,Drama,Romance
Film Details
An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him. Stephen Ashe, an upper class alcoholic defense attorney, successfully defends local mobster Ace Wilfong in a murder case. After his daughter Jan Ashe breaks her engagement to polo player Dwight Winthrop and starts an affair with Wilfong, she finds that the liaison is not easily severed when she wants out.
Winthrop earns Miss Ashe's true affections by killing Wilfong to break his grip on her. Can Stephen Ashe save Winthrop with an impassioned defense speech to the jury? —Gary Jackson <garyjack5@cogeco.ca>.