Actor Henry Daniell (1894)

The legal mystery thriller film, Witness for the Prosecution (1957), was directed by Billy Wilder. Despite objections from his private nurse Miss Plimsoll, senior barrister Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to defend Leonard Vole. He is recovering from a heart attack and his doctor had warned against taking on criminal cases. Vole is accused of murdering Emily French, a wealthy widow who had named him as her main beneficiary after falling in love with him. When speaking with Vole’s German wife Christine, Sir Wilfrid notices her cold and self-possessed demeanor. However, she does provide an alibi for her husband, although ...