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The Public Defender
The Public Defender

The Public Defender

Genres

MysteryCrimeDrama

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A mysterious phantom who calls himself The Reckoner vows to expose the crooked bankers who embezzled their company's funds.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

69 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

01 August 1931

Country

United States of America

Cast

Richard Dix

Richard Dix

Pike Winslow

Shirley Grey

Shirley Grey

Barbara Gerry

Purnell Pratt

Purnell Pratt

John Kirk

Ruth Weston

Ruth Weston

Rose Harmer

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

The Professor

Edmund Breese

Edmund Breese

Frank Wells

Frank Sheridan

Frank Sheridan

Charles Harmer

Alan Roscoe

Alan Roscoe

Malcolm O'Neill

Nella Walker

Nella Walker

Aunt Matilda

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Doc

Carl Gerard

Carl Gerard

Cyrus Pringle

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Detective Brady

Phillips Smalley

Phillips Smalley

Thomas Drake

Symona Boniface

Symona Boniface

Auction Attendee

James Conaty

James Conaty

Country Club Guest

Frank Darien

Frank Darien

The Waiter

Sayre Dearing

Sayre Dearing

Country Club Guest

Bill Elliott

Bill Elliott

Country Club Guest

Roberta Gale

Roberta Gale

Telephone Operator

William Halligan

William Halligan

Lyn Austin the Auctioneer

Rochelle Hudson

Rochelle Hudson

Telephone Operator

Walter James

Walter James

Police Captain Anderson

Emmett King

Emmett King

Eugene Gerry

Broderick O'Farrell

Broderick O'Farrell

Investigator for Board of Directors

Ronald R. Rondell

Ronald R. Rondell

Country Club Guest

Dick Rush

Dick Rush

Police Detective Burns

Florence Wix

Florence Wix

Country Club Guest

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