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  2. The Defense Rests
  • Jul 15, 1934
  • 70 min
  • Full-HD

The Defense Rests (1934)

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

Category
Drama Crime
Country
United States of America
Companies
Columbia Pictures

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

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