The Great Defender
| The Great Defender | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Thomas Bentley |
| Written by | John Hastings Turner Paul Perez Marjorie Deans |
| Produced by | Walter C. Mycroft |
| Starring | Matheson Lang Margaret Bannerman Arthur Margetson Richard Bird |
| Cinematography | Jack E. Cox Phil Grindrod |
| Edited by | Walter Stokvis |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Wardour Films |
Release date | 1934 |
Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Great Defender is a 1934 British mystery film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Matheson Lang, Margaret Bannerman and Arthur Margetson.[1] Its plot concerns a top barrister who conducts the defence of an artist facing the death penalty for allegedly murdering his model, while himself battling with serious illness.
Cast
- Matheson Lang - Sir Douglas Rolls
- Margaret Bannerman - Laura Locke
- Arthur Margetson - Leslie Locke
- Richard Bird - Eric Hammond
- Sam Livesey - Sir Henry Linguard
- Frank Atkinson - Pope
- Hal Gordon - Percival Brown
- Kathleen Harrison - Agnes Carter - Locke's Maid
- Robert Horton - Doctor Hackett
- Alec Fraser - Grainger
- Jeanne Stuart - Phyllis Ware
- J. Fisher White - Judge
- Laurence Hanray - Parker
- O. B. Clarence - Mr. Hammond
- Mary Jerrold - Mrs. Hammond
- Jimmy Godden - Inspector Holmes
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