Manslaughter is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Abbott, and starring Claudette Colbert and Fredric March. An original print of the film is saved in the UCLA Film and Television Archive. This film is a sound remake of Cecil B. DeMille's 1922 silent classic Manslaughter. Paramount also released a French-language version of this 1930 film as The Indictment, directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki.
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Plot
A wealthy young woman in an attempt to avoid a speeding ticket, causes an accident that results in the death of the pursuing police officer.
Cast
Claudette Colbert as Lydia Thorne
Fredric March as Dan O'Bannon
Emma Dunn as Miss Bennett
Natalie Moorhead as Eleanor Bellington
Richard Tucker as J.P. Albee
Hilda Vaughn as Louise Evans
G. Pat Collins as John Drummond
Steve Pendleton as Bobby
Stanley Fields as Peters
Arnold Lucy as Piers
Ivan F. Simpson as Morson
George Chandler as Roadside Observer