The Defense Rests

The Defense Rests (1934)

HE DOUBLE CROSSED JUSTICE...UNTIL LOVE DOUBLE CROSSED HIM!!

  • Genre: Drama, Crime
  • Release Date: 1934-07-15
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 7 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 10min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Columbia Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Lambert Hillyer
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Summary

A sleazy lawyer's female assistant sets out to end his cheating ways.

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  • Jack Holt

    as Matthew Mitchell

  • Jean Arthur

    as Joan Hayes

  • Nat Pendleton

    as Rocky

  • Arthur Hohl

    as James Randolph

  • Raymond Walburn

    as Austin

  • Harold Huber

    as Castro

  • Robert Gleckler

    as Lou Gentry

  • Sarah Padden

    as Mrs. Evans

  • Shirley Grey

    as Mabel Wilson

  • Donald Meek

    as Fogg

  • Raymond Hatton

    as Louie

  • Ward Bond

    as Hood

  • John Wray

    as Michael Cooney

  • Vivien Oakland

    as Mrs. Monte Ballou

  • Selmer Jackson

    as Duffy

  • J. Carrol Naish

    as Monte Ballou

  • Samuel S. Hinds

    as Dean Adams

  • Arthur Belasco

    as Gun Store Owner

  • Brooks Benedict

    as Charlie

  • Charles Brinley

    as Bartender

  • Don Brodie

    as Reporter

  • Allan Cavan

    as Court Clerk

  • Edward Cecil

    as Minor Role

  • Stephen Colt

    as Bailiff

  • Nick Copeland

    as Minor Role

  • Lynn Cowan

    as Reporter

  • Kernan Cripps

    as Policeman

  • Carrie Daumery

    as Dowager on Gambling Ship

  • Milla Davenport

    as Neighbor

  • Joan Dix

    as Minor Role

  • Oliver Eckhardt

    as Jury Foreman

  • Ray Ellis

    as Second Jury Foreman (uncredited)

  • Bess Flowers

    as Receptionist

  • Mary Gordon

    as Scrub Woman

  • Galen Gough

    as Gangster

  • Arnold Gray

    as Minor Role

  • Harrison Greene

    as Moe - Reporter

  • Sam Hayes

    as Radio Announcer

  • A.R. Haysel

    as Bill - Turnkey

  • Arthur Hickman

    as Minor Role

  • Howard Hickman

    as Judge

  • Harry Hume

    as Father

  • Charles King

    as Reporter

  • Lydia Knott

    as Hospital Patient

  • Sam Lufkin

    as Masseur / Trainer

  • John Mack

    as Reporter

  • Stanley Mack

    as Henchman

  • Joe Smith Marba

    as Court Clerk

  • Tony Martelli

    as Waiter

  • Charles McAvoy

    as Guard

  • Frank Mills

    as Henchman

  • Geneva Mitchell

    as Mitchell's Receptionist

  • Bert Moorhouse

    as Minor Role

  • Wilfrid North

    as Silent Judge

  • Frank O'Connor

    as Minor Role

  • Hal Price

    as Tim

  • Bruce Randall

    as Chauffeur

  • Bobbie Sheehan

    as Minor Role

  • Reginald Simpson

    as Minor Role

  • Bess Stafford

    as Jail Matron

  • Jerome Storm

    as Reporter

  • Hal Taggart

    as Minor Role

  • Billy West

    as Reporter

  • Maston Williams

    as Diver

  • Eleanor Wood

    as Poor Wife

  • Ernest F. Young

    as Speakeasy Proprietor
Directing Lambert Hillyer Director
Writing Jo Swerling Screenplay
Writing Jo Swerling Story
Camera Dave Ragin Camera Operator

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