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The Defense Rests
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The Defense Rests

1934
Directed byLambert Hillyer
1h 10m

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

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Jack HoltMatthew MitchellJean ArthurJoan HayesNat PendletonRocky
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Arthur Hohl
James Randolph
Raymond WalburnAustin
Harold HuberCastro
Robert GlecklerLou Gentry
Sarah PaddenMrs. Evans
Shirley GreyMabel Wilson
Donald MeekFogg
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GENRES
DramaCrime
STATUSReleased
RATING
7.0

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