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The Defense Rests is an American film first released in 1934,
directed by Lambert Hillyer.
The film stars Jack Holt, Jean Arthur, Nat Pendleton, Arthur Hohl and Raymond Walburn.
Our overall rating for this film is: excellent.
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Credits
- Director: Lambert Hillyer
- Script: Jo Swerling
- Photo: Joseph H. August
- Cast: Jack Holt (Matthew Mitchell), Jean Arthur (Joan Hayes), Nat Pendleton (Rocky), Arthur Hohl (James Randolph), Raymond Walburn (Austin), Harold Huber (Castro), Robert Gleckler (Gentry), Sarah Padden (Mrs. Evans), Shirley Grey (Mabel Wilson), Donald Meek (Fogg), Raymond Hatton (Nick), Ward Bond (Good), John Wray (Cooney), Vivien Oakland (Mrs. Ballou), Selmer Jackson (Duffy), J. Carrol Naish (Ballou), Samuel S. Hinds (Dean Adams), Arthur Belasco (Store Owner), Brooks Benedict (Bit Role), Charles Brinley (Bartender), Don Brodie (Bit Role), Allan Cavan (Court Clerk), Edward Cecil (Bit Role), Stephen Colt (Bailiff), Nick Copeland (Bit Role), Lynn Cowan (Reporter), Kernan Cripps (Policeman), Milla Davenport (Neighbor), Joan Dix (Bit Role), Oliver Eckhardt (Jury Foreman), Ray Ellis (Second Jury Foreman), Bess Flowers (Receptionist), Mary Gordon (Scrub woman), Galen Gough (Gangster), Arnold Gray (Bit Role), Harrison Greene (Moe), Sam Hayes (Radio Announcer), A.R. Haysel (Turnkey), Arthur Hickman (Bit Role), Howard C. Hickman (Judge), Harry Hume (Father), Charles King (Reporter), Lydia Knott (Patient), Sam Lufkin (Trainer), Cactus Mack (Reporter), Stanley Mack (Henchman), Joe Smith Marba (Court Clerk), Tony Martelli (Waiter), Charles McAvoy (Guard), Frank Mills (Henchman), Geneva Mitchell (Bit Role), Bert Moorhouse (Bit Role), Wilfrid North (Silent Judge), Frank O’Connor (Bit Role), Hal Price (Tim), Bruce Randall (Chauffeur), Bobbie Sheehan (Bit Role), Reginald Simpson (Bit Role), Bess Stafford (Matron), Jerome Storm (Reporter), Hal Taggart (Bit Role), Billy West (Reporter), Maston Williams (Driver), Eleanor Wood (Poor Wife), Ernest F. Young (Speakeasy Proprietor)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 70 min; B&W
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