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Attorney for the Defense
Movie

Attorney for the Defense

1932· Released6.0/ 10
Drama

Overview

A lawyer is haunted by a previous case in which he manipulated evidence and convicted an innocent man.

Ratings

TMDB
6.0/10

3 votes

IMDb
6.4/10

178 votes

RTMetacriticLetterboxd

Director

Irving Cummings

Irving Cummings

Director

Cast

Edmund Lowe

Edmund Lowe

William J. Burton

Evelyn Brent

Evelyn Brent

Val Lorraine

Constance Cummings

Constance Cummings

Ruth Barry

Don Dillaway

Don Dillaway

Paul Wallace

Douglas Haig

Paul Wallace as a Boy

Dorothy Peterson

Dorothy Peterson

Mrs. Wallace

Bradley Page

Bradley Page

Nick Quinn aka Kramer

Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

Mugg Malone

Dwight Frye

Dwight Frye

James Wallace

Wallis Clark

Wallis Clark

District Attorney James A. Crowell

Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

Jefferson Q. Leffingwell

Blackie Whiteford

Blackie Whiteford

Tall man leaving courtroom

Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Managing Editor

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Telephone Operator

Eddie Foster

Malone's Betting Crony in Courtroom

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