The Defense Rests

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This article is about the film. For the television episode, see The Defense Rests (Brooklyn Nine-Nine). For the radio program, see Defense Attorney.
The Defense Rests
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Directed byLambert Hillyer
Written byJo Swerling
Produced byRobert North
StarringJack Holt
Jean Arthur
Nat Pendleton
Arthur Hohl
Raymond Walburn
Harold Huber
Edited byJohn Rawlins
Music byEdward Bernds
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • July 15, 1934 (1934-07-15)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Defense Rests (or Take the Witness) is a 1934 American film directed by Lambert Hillyer[1] and starring Jack Holt, Jean Arthur,[2] and Nat Pendleton. The movie was produced in May 1934 and released on 15 July 1934.[3][4][5][6]

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Reception[edit]

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"The story is interestingly woven and its telling is sufficiently swift to hold the visitor's interest," wrote The New York Times. "Mr. Holt and Miss Arthur are about as usual, which is to say they do all that can be reasonably expected of their rôles. Nat Pendleton as Rocky, Mitchell's bodyguard, comes through with the comic relief."[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lucia, Cynthia (January 2010). Framing Female Lawyers: Women on Trial in Film. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-77824-5. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. ^ Giglio, Ernest D. (2005). Here's Looking at You: Hollywood, Film & Politics. Peter Lang. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-8204-7099-3. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  3. ^ "The Defense Rests". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. afi.com. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  4. ^ "The Defense Rests (1934) Directed by Lambert Hillyer". UCLA Film and Television Archive. cinema.ucla.edu. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  5. ^ "THE DEFENSE RESTS(1934) ALSO KNOWN AS: TAKE THE WITNESS". Turner Classic Movies. tcm.com. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  6. ^ Bergman, Paul; Asimow, Michael (April 2006). Reel Justice: The Courtroom Goes to the Movies. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-7407-5460-9. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  7. ^ F.S.N. (August 16, 1934). "The Defense Rests (1934) Criminal Lawyer". The New York Times. nytimes.com. Retrieved 22 December 2015.

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