Movies and TvShows featuring "breach-of-promise-suit" theme.

Platinum Blonde is a romantic comedy that revolves around the whirlwind romance between an ace reporter and a wealthy heiress. The reporter, determined to win the heart of the beautiful blonde, must navigate the complexities of her family relationships and overcome various obstacles, including a jealous wife and a rich suitor. As the story unfolds, comedic mishaps, seduction attempts, and a breach-of-promise suit keep the audience entertained. With elements of screwball comedy and cross-cultural marriage, Platinum Blonde explores themes of social classes, love triangles, and the pursuit of true love.

Circumstances force a womanizing playboy on leave from the Merchant Marine to ask two shipmates to help him by dating two surplus girlfriends.

In It's a Wonderful World, a private detective is mistaken for a killer and must go on the run to clear his name. Along the way, he teams up with a news reporter and together they uncover a plot involving a wrongful conviction. With comedic twists and turns, this film will keep you laughing until the very end.

Lawyer Man is a pre-code film set in New York City, focusing on a lawyer who becomes entangled in a breach-of-promise suit. As the story unfolds, the lawyer faces corruption, deceit, and political intrigue as he fights to clear his name and find justice. With a backdrop of grand jury investigations and a dissolved partnership, Lawyer Man showcases the dark and shady aspects of the legal profession. The protagonist must navigate a web of lies and manipulation, risking everything to uncover the truth and restore his reputation.

When a wealthy man is found dead in his garden, detective Philo Vance must navigate a web of deceit and betrayal to solve the murder.

An embellished dramatization of the career and personal life of actor Rudolph Valentino, widely regarded as the screen's first male sex symbol.

A wrongly convicted woman studies law and seeks her revenge.

A wealthy businessman pretends to be unemployed and must deceive a hotel owner in order to win a contest and marry his daughter.

Riding in his private car on Christmas day, railroad tycoon Hatcher prefers work to celebrating, while his son Joe prefers having a good time. In the coach car, Joe sees pretty Clarabelle Brooks and is sincerely concerned when she faints. A doctor, who is also in the car, helps to revive Clarabelle, says that she is suffering from severe hunger and, with fellow passenger Blackie Swanson, passes the hat for her. Later, Clarabelle, who is secretly working with con-men Doc and Blackie, goes to their compartment to discuss plans to set Joe up for a breach of promise suit...

A womanizing opera star is smitten by a young music student.