The Defense Rests
15/07/1934
1h 10m



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


Jack Holt
Matthew Mitchell


Jean Arthur
Joan Hayes


Nat Pendleton
Rocky


Arthur Hohl
James Randolph


Raymond Walburn
Austin


Harold Huber
Castro


Robert Gleckler
Lou Gentry


Sarah Padden
Mrs. Evans


Shirley Grey
Mabel Wilson


Donald Meek
Fogg


Raymond Hatton
Louie


Ward Bond
Hood


John Wray
Michael Cooney


Vivien Oakland
Mrs. Monte Ballou


Selmer Jackson
Duffy


J. Carrol Naish
Monte Ballou


Samuel S. Hinds
Dean Adams
Arthur Belasco
Gun Store Owner


Brooks Benedict
Charlie


Charles Brinley
Bartender


Don Brodie
Reporter
Allan Cavan
Court Clerk
Edward Cecil
Minor Role
Stephen Colt
Bailiff
Nick Copeland
Minor Role
Lynn Cowan
Reporter


Kernan Cripps
Policeman


Carrie Daumery
Dowager on Gambling Ship
Milla Davenport
Neighbor
Joan Dix
Minor Role


Oliver Eckhardt
Jury Foreman
Ray Ellis
Second Jury Foreman (uncredited)


Bess Flowers
Receptionist


Mary Gordon
Scrub Woman
Galen Gough
Gangster


Arnold Gray
Minor Role
Harrison Greene
Moe - Reporter


Sam Hayes
Radio Announcer
A.R. Haysel
Bill - Turnkey
Arthur Hickman
Minor Role


Howard Hickman
Judge
Harry Hume
Father


Charles King
Reporter


Lydia Knott
Hospital Patient


Sam Lufkin
Masseur / Trainer
John Mack
Reporter
Stanley Mack
Henchman
Joe Smith Marba
Court Clerk
Tony Martelli
Waiter


Charles McAvoy
Guard


Frank Mills
Henchman


Geneva Mitchell
Mitchell's Receptionist
Bert Moorhouse
Minor Role


Wilfrid North
Silent Judge


Frank O'Connor
Minor Role


Hal Price
Tim
Bruce Randall
Chauffeur
Bobbie Sheehan
Minor Role


Reginald Simpson
Minor Role
Bess Stafford
Jail Matron


Jerome Storm
Reporter
Hal Taggart
Minor Role


Billy West
Reporter
Maston Williams
Diver
Eleanor Wood
Poor Wife
Ernest F. Young
Speakeasy Proprietor
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