Overview - Portia on Trial

Overview

Lady lawyer Portia Merryman (Frieda Inescourt) defends woebegone Elizabeth Manners (Heather Angel), who is on trial for shooting her lover Earle Condon (Neil Hamilton). Ironically, Portia herself had once had a relationship with Earle Condon, but Earle's father, powerful publisher John Condon (Clarence Kolb), forced them apart. She has a pretty good idea of what is going on in Elizabeth's head, since she herself was on the verge of killing Earle Condon when his father ruthlessly took custody of her illegitimate son. As Portia toils and strains to free her client, she carries on a romance with Dan Foster (Walter Abel) -- the attorney for the prosecution. LA Law and The Practice have nothing on this one!

Cast

• Name: Walter Abel

  Character: Dan Foster

  Popularity: 0.277

  

• Name: Frieda Inescort

  Character: Portia Merriman

  Popularity: 0.229

  

• Name: Neil Hamilton

  Character: Earle Condon

  Popularity: 0.3534

  

• Name: Heather Angel

  Character: Elizabeth Manners

  Popularity: 0.4783

  

• Name: Ruth Donnelly

  Character: Jane Wilkins

  Popularity: 0.2426

  

• Name: Barbara Pepper

  Character: Evelyn

  Popularity: 0.4629

  

• Name: Clarence Kolb

  Character: John Condon

  Popularity: 0.2454

  

• Name: Anthony Marsh

  Character: Richard Conlan

  Popularity: 0.0814