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The Defense Rests

The Defense Rests1934

★7.170 minDramaCrime

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

Director

Lambert Hillyer

Writer

Stars

Jack Holt Jean Arthur Nat Pendleton

Cast66

Jack Holt
as Matthew Mitchell
Jean Arthur
as Joan Hayes
Nat Pendleton
as Rocky
Arthur Hohl
as James Randolph
Raymond Walburn
as Austin
Harold Huber
as Castro
Robert Gleckler
as Lou Gentry
Sarah Padden
as Mrs. Evans
Shirley Grey
as Mabel Wilson
Donald Meek
as Fogg
Raymond Hatton
as Louie
Ward Bond
as Hood
John Wray
as Michael Cooney
Vivien Oakland
as Mrs. Monte Ballou
Selmer Jackson
as Duffy
J. Carrol Naish
as Monte Ballou
Samuel S. Hinds
as Dean Adams
A
Arthur Belasco
as Gun Store Owner
Brooks Benedict
as Charlie
Charles Brinley
as Bartender
Don Brodie
as Reporter
A
Allan Cavan
as Court Clerk
E
Edward Cecil
as Minor Role
S
Stephen Colt
as Bailiff
N
Nick Copeland
as Minor Role
L
Lynn Cowan
as Reporter
Kernan Cripps
as Policeman
Carrie Daumery
as Dowager on Gambling Ship
M
Milla Davenport
as Neighbor
J
Joan Dix
as Minor Role
Oliver Eckhardt
as Jury Foreman
R
Ray Ellis
as Second Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Receptionist
Mary Gordon
as Scrub Woman
G
Galen Gough
as Gangster
Arnold Gray
as Minor Role
H
Harrison Greene
as Moe - Reporter
Sam Hayes
as Radio Announcer
A
A.R. Haysel
as Bill - Turnkey
A
Arthur Hickman
as Minor Role
Howard Hickman
as Judge
H
Harry Hume
as Father
Charles King
as Reporter
Lydia Knott
as Hospital Patient
Sam Lufkin
as Masseur / Trainer
J
John Mack
as Reporter
S
Stanley Mack
as Henchman
J
Joe Smith Marba
as Court Clerk
T
Tony Martelli
as Waiter
Charles McAvoy
as Guard
Frank Mills
as Henchman
Geneva Mitchell
as Mitchell's Receptionist
Bert Moorhouse
as Minor Role
Wilfrid North
as Silent Judge
Frank O'Connor
as Minor Role
Hal Price
as Tim
B
Bruce Randall
as Chauffeur
B
Bobbie Sheehan
as Minor Role
Reginald Simpson
as Minor Role
B
Bess Stafford
as Jail Matron
Jerome Storm
as Reporter
H
Hal Taggart
as Minor Role
Billy West
as Reporter
M
Maston Williams
as Diver
E
Eleanor Wood
as Poor Wife
E
Ernest F. Young
as Speakeasy Proprietor

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