The Public Defender (1931) - film review

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Romance

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The Public Defender is an American romantic film drama first released in 1931, directed by J. Walter Ruben. The film stars Richard Dix, Shirley Grey, Purnell Pratt, Ruth Weston and Edmund Breese. It has also been released under the title: Million Dollar Swindle. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: J. Walter Ruben
Script: George Goodchild, Bernard Schubert
Music: Max Steiner
Cast: Richard Dix (Pike Winslow), Shirley Grey (Barbara Gerry), Purnell Pratt (John Kirk), Ruth Weston (Rose Harmer), Edmund Breese (Frank Wells), Frank Sheridan (Charles Harmer), Alan Roscoe (Inspector Malcolm O’Neil), Boris Karloff (’Professor’), Nella Walker (Aunt Matilda), Paul Hurst (’Doc’), Carl Gerard (Cyrus Pringle), Robert Emmett O’Connor (Detective Brady), Phillips Smalley (Thomas Drake), Symona Boniface (Extra at Auction), Frank Darien (The Waiter), Bill Elliott (Country Club Dance Extra), Roberta Gale (Telephone Operator), William Halligan (Lyn Austin – Auctioneer), Rochelle Hudson (Telephone Operator), Walter James (Police Captain Anderson), Emmett King (Eugene Gerry), Broderick O’Farrell (Investigator for Board of Directors), Ronald R. Rondell (Extra at Country Club), Florence Wix (Country Club Dance Extra)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 69 min; B&W
Aka: Million Dollar Swindle; The Reckoner

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