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The Public Defender
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = The Public Defender
| image = The Public Defender poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = J. Walter Ruben
James Anderson (assistant)
| producer = William LeBaron
Louis Sarecky
| writer = George Goodchild
Bernard Schubert
| starring = Richard Dix
Shirley Grey
| music =
| cinematography = Edward Cronjager
| editing = Archie Marshek
| distributor = RKO Radio Pictures
| released =
| runtime = 69 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
'The Public Defender' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by J. Walter Ruben, starring Richard Dix and featuring Boris Karloff. Rich playboy Pike Winslow dons the mantle of 'The Reckoner', a mysterious avenger, when he learns that his lady friend Barbara Gerry's father has been framed in a bank embezzlement scandal. Using meticulous planning and split-second timing, Pike, along with his associates, the erudite 'Professor' and tough-guy scrapper 'Doc', attempt to find proof that will clear Gerry and identify the real culprits.
Cast
* Richard Dix as Pike Winslow
* Shirley Grey as Barbara Gerry
* Purnell Pratt as John Kirk
* Ruth Weston as Rose Harmer
* Edmund Breese as Frank Wells
* Frank Sheridan as Charles Harmer
* Alan Roscoe as Inspector Malcolm O'Neil
* Boris Karloff as 'Professor'
* Nella Walker as Aunt Matilda
* Paul Hurst as 'Doc'
* Carl Gerard as Cyrus Pringle
* Robert Emmett O'Connor as Detective Brady
* Phillips Smalley as Thomas Drake (as Phillip Smalley)
See also
* Boris Karloff filmography
References
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