Drama ·Crime · United States of America · 1934 · 1h 10m

The Defense Rests

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Director
Lambert Hillyer
Cast
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
Crew
Jo Swerling — Screenplay Jo Swerling — Story
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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

Mood & Themes
held at gunpoint
Key Collaborators
Lambert Hillyer Director Jo Swerling Screenplay Jo Swerling Story
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