The Great Defender
| The Great Defender | |
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| Directed by | Thomas Bentley |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Walter C. Mycroft |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | |
| Edited by | Walter Stokvis |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Wardour Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Great Defender is a 1934 British mystery film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Matheson Lang, Margaret Bannerman and Arthur Margetson.[1] 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.
Cast
[edit]- Matheson Lang as Sir Douglas Rolls
- Margaret Bannerman as Laura Locke
- Arthur Margetson as Leslie Locke
- Richard Bird as Eric Hammond
- Sam Livesey as Sir Henry Linguard
- Frank Atkinson as Pope
- Hal Gordon as Percival Brown
- Kathleen Harrison as Agnes Carter - Locke's Maid
- Robert Horton as Doctor Hackett
- Alec Fraser as Grainger
- Jeanne Stuart as Phyllis Ware
- J. Fisher White as Judge
- Laurence Hanray as Parker
- O. B. Clarence as Mr. Hammond
- Mary Jerrold as Mrs. Hammond
- Jimmy Godden as Inspector Holmes
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