The Great Defender (1934)

  • PG
  • 11/26/1934 (GB)
  • Drama, Mystery
  • 1h 8m

He would have the truth - the whole truth and nothing but...

Overview

Sir Douglas Rolls is a highly respected defence lawyer of many years experience. Now in rapidly failing health, he is advised to retreat from the courtroom and pursue more pleasurable activities. But it is just at this point in his life that his great lost love a woman his own strong sense of duty led him to give up twenty years ago, and whom he still loves deeply walks into his chambers to ask that he defend her adulterous husband, now to stand trial for murder. Reluctantly agreeing to take on the case, Sir Douglas soon finds there is more to the story than meets the eye.

Thomas Bentley

Director

Marjorie Deans

Screenplay

Paul Perez

Screenplay

John Hastings Turner

Story

Cast

Matheson Lang's headshot

Matheson Lang

Sir Douglas Rolls
Margaret Bannerman's headshot

Margaret Bannerman

Laura Locke
Arthur Margetson's headshot

Arthur Margetson

Leslie Locke
Sam Livesey's headshot

Sam Livesey

Sir Henry Linguard
Jeanne Stuart's headshot

Jeanne Stuart

Phyllis Ware
Richard Bird's headshot

Richard Bird

Eric Hammond
Frank Atkinson's headshot

Frank Atkinson

Pope
Robert Horton's headshot

Robert Horton

Doctor Hackett

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