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Director
  
Thomas Bentley

Duration
  

Language
  
English

6.2/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Mystery, Romance

Country
  
United Kingdom

The Great Defender movie poster

Release date
  
1934

Writer
  
John Hastings Turner (story), Paul Perez (scenario), Marjorie Deans (scenario)

Production
  
Associated British Picture Corporation

Cinematography
  
Jack E. Cox, Phil Grindrod

Cast
  
Matheson Lang
(Sir Douglas Rolls),
Margaret Bannerman
(Laura Locke),
Arthur Margetson
(Leslie Locke),
Richard Bird
(Eric Hammond),
Sam Livesey
(Sir Henry Linguard),
Frank Atkinson
(Pope)

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,
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,
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,
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,
Law Abiding Citizen
,
Witness for the Prosecution

Tagline
  
He would have the truth - the whole truth and nothing but...

The Great Defender is a 1934 British mystery film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Matheson Lang, Margaret Bannerman and Arthur Margetson. Its plot concerns a top barrister who conducts the defence of an artist facing the death penalty for allegedly murdering his model, while himself battling with serious illness.

The Great Defender Opening to Rolie Polie Olie The Great Defender of Fun 2002 DVD

Cast

  • Matheson Lang - Sir Douglas Rolls
  • Margaret Bannerman - Laura Locke
  • Arthur Margetson - Leslie Locke
  • Richard Bird - Eric Hammond
  • Sam Livesey - Sir Henry Linguard
  • Frank Atkinson - Pope
  • Hal Gordon - Percival Brown
  • Kathleen Harrison - Agnes Carter - Locke's Maid
  • Robert Horton - Doctor Hackett
  • Alec Fraser - Grainger
  • Jeanne Stuart - Phyllis Ware
  • J. Fisher White - Judge
  • Laurence Hanray - Parker
  • O. B. Clarence - Mr. Hammond
  • Mary Jerrold - Mrs. Hammond
  • Jimmy Godden - Inspector Holmes

    • References

    The Great Defender Wikipedia
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    The Great Defender IMDb The Great Defender themoviedb.org


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