Dorothy Davis — The Law in Her Hands Character Profile

About Dorothy Davis

A waitress who passes the bar exam alongside Mary Wentworth. She partners with Mary in their early legal career and testifies at the trial against gangster Frank Gordon by presenting a crucial photograph that disproves the defendant's alibi.

Character Facts

Played by

Glenda Farrell

Appears in

The Law in Her Hands (1936)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (1)

• Dorothy Davis — Alliance Colleague — Mary Wentworth (Margaret Lindsay)

  Co-workers who transition together into the legal profession.

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More characters from The Law in Her Hands

• Mary Wentworth (Margaret Lindsay)
• Robert Mitchell (Warren Hull)
• Marty (Dick Purcell)
• Frank Gordon (Lyle Talbot)
• Eddie O'Malley (Eddie Acuff)
• Dist. Atty. Thomas Mallon (Joseph Crehan)
• Augie Simelli (henchman #1) (Matty Fain)
• William McGuire (Addison Richards)
• Herman Sturm (Milton Kibbee)
• Harry Morton (Eddie Shubert)
• Judge Henry D. Morse (uncredited) (Howard Hickman)
• Second Trial Court Officer (uncredited) (Sol Gorss)