The Defense Rests

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The Defense Rests

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

1934

1h 10m

7.0(9 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

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

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66 members

Acting

Jack Holt

Matthew Mitchell

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Jean Arthur

Joan Hayes

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Nat Pendleton

Rocky

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Arthur Hohl

James Randolph

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Raymond Walburn

Austin

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Harold Huber

Castro

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Robert Gleckler

Lou Gentry

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Sarah Padden

Mrs. Evans

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Shirley Grey

Mabel Wilson

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Donald Meek

Fogg

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Raymond Hatton

Louie

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Ward Bond

Hood

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John Wray

Michael Cooney

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Vivien Oakland

Mrs. Monte Ballou

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Selmer Jackson

Duffy

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J. Carrol Naish

Monte Ballou

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Samuel S. Hinds

Dean Adams

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Arthur Belasco

Gun Store Owner

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Brooks Benedict

Charlie

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Charles Brinley

Bartender

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Don Brodie

Reporter

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Allan Cavan

Court Clerk

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Edward Cecil

Minor Role

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Stephen Colt

Bailiff

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Nick Copeland

Minor Role

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Lynn Cowan

Reporter

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Kernan Cripps

Policeman

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Carrie Daumery

Dowager on Gambling Ship

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Milla Davenport

Neighbor

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Joan Dix

Minor Role

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Oliver Eckhardt

Jury Foreman

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Ray Ellis

Second Jury Foreman (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

Receptionist

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Mary Gordon

Scrub Woman

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Galen Gough

Gangster

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Arnold Gray

Minor Role

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Harrison Greene

Moe - Reporter

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Sam Hayes

Radio Announcer

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A.R. Haysel

Bill - Turnkey

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Arthur Hickman

Minor Role

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Howard Hickman

Judge

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Harry Hume

Father

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Charles King

Reporter

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Lydia Knott

Hospital Patient

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Sam Lufkin

Masseur / Trainer

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John Mack

Reporter

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Stanley Mack

Henchman

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Joe Smith Marba

Court Clerk

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Tony Martelli

Waiter

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Charles McAvoy

Guard

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Frank Mills

Henchman

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Geneva Mitchell

Mitchell's Receptionist

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Bert Moorhouse

Minor Role

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Wilfrid North

Silent Judge

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Frank O'Connor

Minor Role

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Hal Price

Tim

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Bruce Randall

Chauffeur

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Bobbie Sheehan

Minor Role

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Reginald Simpson

Minor Role

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Bess Stafford

Jail Matron

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Jerome Storm

Reporter

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Hal Taggart

Minor Role

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Billy West

Reporter

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Maston Williams

Diver

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Eleanor Wood

Poor Wife

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Ernest F. Young

Speakeasy Proprietor

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