There are many reasons why William Wyler is considered one of the all-time great film directors, and Counsellor at Law shows at least one example why.

...restricting the action to the law offices works well on screen because it focuses attention on the fast-paced dialogue and allows the able cast, many of whom also appeared in the Broadway production, to show what they could do.

Of the current epidemic of lawyer-pictures, "Counsellor-at-Law" is-the best. John Barrymore doesn't fit the part as did Paul Muni, but Elmer Rice's excellent storycraftsmanship carries the picture through.

Counsellor at Law is brisk and absorbing acting, if rather exhausting...