by Hal Erickson
synopsis
The fourth directorial effort of actor Robert Montgomery, Eye Witness was lensed on location in England. Montgomery plays an American attorney whose British pal (Michael Ripper) has been accused of murder. Ripper insists that he spent the evening of the crime with a woman, who has seemingly disappeared from the face of the earth. Montgomery dedicates himself to locating the missing witness before sentence can be pronounced. A compact courtroom drama highlighted by unexpected moments of humor, Eye Witness was released in some areas as Your Witness.
characteristics
- Defense-attorney
- Missing-person
- Murder Investigations
- Murder-suspect
- Witness
- Spellbinders
- Lawyers
- Eyewitness
- Americans Abroad
- American [nationality]
- British
- Clearing One's Name
