Welles isn't a lawyer, but Charlton Heston's character is, though we see him as more of a gutsy detective than a lawyer (or even a lover), and come to think of it, why are so many of the lawyers already mentioned portrayed as action heros, crime fighters with trypical A personalities and drug and alcohol problems and relationship trouble? One lawyer film not mentioned: Presumed Innocent and wasn't Michael Douglas's character in Fatal Attraction a publishing/copyright lawyer? On Tue, 26 Jul 1994, Donald Larsson wrote: > Welles isn't a lawyer in TOUCH OF EVIL--he's a corrupt sheriff. On the other > hand Ray Collins (aka Sgt Tragg in PERRY MASON or Boss Gettys in CITIZEN > KANE) is a sleazy DA. On the other other hand, Mort Mills plays a young > attorney who sides with the remarkably naive Heston character. > > On the other other other hand, in relation to Welles, there's always > THE TRIAL! > --Don Larsson, Mankato State U., MN >