The Defense Rests (1934)
1h 10m
Running Time
July 15, 1934Release Date
The Defense Rests (1934)
1h 10m
Running Time
July 15, 1934Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
A sleazy lawyer's female assistant sets out to end his cheating ways.
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Cast & Crew.

Jack Holt
Matthew Mitchell

Jean Arthur
Joan Hayes

Nat Pendleton
Rocky

Arthur Hohl
James Randolph

Raymond Walburn
Austin

Harold Huber
Castro

Robert Gleckler
Lou Gentry

Sarah Padden
Mrs. Evans

Shirley Grey
Mabel Wilson

Donald Meek
Fogg

Raymond Hatton
Louie

Ward Bond
Hood

John Wray
Michael Cooney

Vivien Oakland
Mrs. Monte Ballou

Joseph H. August
Cinematographer

Robert Carlisle
Editor

Selmer Jackson
Duffy

J. Carrol Naish
Monte Ballou

Samuel S. Hinds
Dean Adams

Arthur Belasco
Gun Store Owner

Brooks Benedict
Charlie

Charles Brinley
Bartender

Don Brodie
Reporter

Allan Cavan
Court Clerk

Edward Cecil
Minor Role

Stephen Colt
Bailiff

Nick Copeland
Minor Role

Lynn Cowan
Reporter

Kernan Cripps
Policeman

Carrie Daumery
Dowager on Gambling Ship

Milla Davenport
Neighbor

Joan Dix
Minor Role

Oliver Eckhardt
Jury Foreman

Ray Ellis
Second Jury Foreman (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Receptionist

Mary Gordon
Scrub Woman

Galen Gough
Gangster

Arnold Gray
Minor Role

Harrison Greene
Moe - Reporter

Sam Hayes
Radio Announcer

A.R. Haysel
Bill - Turnkey

Arthur Hickman
Minor Role

Howard Hickman
Judge

Harry Hume
Father

Charles King
Reporter

Lydia Knott
Hospital Patient

Sam Lufkin
Masseur / Trainer

John Mack
Reporter

Stanley Mack
Henchman

Joe Smith Marba
Court Clerk

Tony Martelli
Waiter

Charles McAvoy
Guard

Frank Mills
Henchman

Geneva Mitchell
Mitchell's Receptionist

Bert Moorhouse
Minor Role

Wilfrid North
Silent Judge

Frank O'Connor
Minor Role

Hal Price
Tim

Bruce Randall
Chauffeur

Bobbie Sheehan
Minor Role

Reginald Simpson
Minor Role

Bess Stafford
Jail Matron

Jerome Storm
Reporter

Hal Taggart
Minor Role
Media.


Details.
Release DateJuly 15, 1934
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 10m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
held at gunpoint
Wiki.
The Defense Rests (or Take the Witness) is a 1934 American film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Jack Holt, Jean Arthur, and Nat Pendleton. The movie was produced in May 1934 and released on 15 July 1934.
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