| A Woman Is the Judge | |
| Director: | Nick Grinde |
| Producer: | Irving Briskin, Ralph Cohn |
| Starring: | Frieda Inescort, Otto Kruger, Rochelle Hudson, Mayo Methot, Gordon Oliver, Arthur Loft |
| Editing: | Byron Robinson |
| Studio: | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributors: | --> |
| Released: | [1] |
| Runtime: | 61 min |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
A Woman Is the Judge is an American 1939 drama film[2] directed by Nick Grinde and starring Frieda Inescort, Otto Kruger, Rochelle Hudson, Mayo Methot, Gordon Oliver, and Arthur Loft.[3] The film tagline is Love bridges the gulf between a judge and an underworld girl.[4] This is an early film exploring such themes as gender equality and female lawyers.[5] The film is based on the play by Alexandre Bisson.
A famous female lawyer at the peak of her career has to resign in order to defend her estranged daughter, with whom she lost any contact some 20 years ago, against a murder charge. A prosecuting attorney has a secret crush on the judge.