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