Hostile Witness - DVD

The Star Witness is a gripping crime thriller by way of courtroom drama in this early talkie directed by cinema titan "Wild Bill" William A. Wellman. The Leeds family (mother Abby, father George and their four children) have just sat down for dinner with Abby's father, Civil War veteran Grandpa Summerill (Charles 'Chic' Sale) when shots are fired outside, down the street. Gangster Maxey Campo has gunned down two men in cold blood and he

Henpecked husband Milton Higby (John Beal) is a nice enough fellow, but he daydreams about his novelty inventions while at work, and never seems to get ahead. When his wife goes out of town, pal Larry (Jimmy Lloyd) seizes the chance to show Milton a good time, introducing him to the race track, and an attractive, appreciative Sally Guthrie (Helen Mowery). A few drinks too many one night, and poor Milton is in a spot he wakes up in Sally

Drew Highsmith (Golden Globe winner* Joaquin Phoenix) takes a vacation trip with his father (David Rasche) to sleepy Rock Island. Drew's close friend Jannie (Kellie Martin), the daughter of the local sheriff, introduces him to her friend Kurt (Golden Globe winner** Paul LeMat) who recently moved to the island. Drew and Jannie pass the hours of the summer nights by secretly peering into their neighbor's windows. The seemingly innocent ga