The Defense Rests
70 %|Jul 15, 1934|Drama, Crime
A sleazy lawyer's female assistant sets out to end his cheating ways.
Featured Crew
Lambert Hillyer
Director
Jo Swerling
Screenplay
Jo Swerling
Story
Dave Ragin
Camera Operator
Cast
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
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
Billy West
Reporter
Maston Williams
Diver
Eleanor Wood
Poor Wife
Ernest F. Young
Speakeasy Proprietor