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The Great Defender is a 1934 British mystery film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Matheson Lang, Margaret Bannerman and Arthur Margetson.[1] Its plot concerns a top barrister who conducts the defence of an artist facing the death penalty for allegedly murdering his model, while himself battling with serious illness.

The Great Defender
Directed by	Thomas Bentley
Written by	John Hastings Turner Paul Perez Marjorie Deans
Produced by	Walter C. Mycroft
Starring	Matheson Lang Margaret Bannerman Arthur Margetson Richard Bird
Cinematography	Jack E. Cox Phil Grindrod
Edited by	Walter Stokvis
Production company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Wardour Films
Release date	3 July 1934
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Cast

• Matheson Lang - Sir Douglas Rolls
• Margaret Bannerman - Laura Locke
• Arthur Margetson - Leslie Locke
• Richard Bird - Eric Hammond
• Sam Livesey - Sir Henry Linguard
• Frank Atkinson - Pope
• Hal Gordon - Percival Brown
• Kathleen Harrison - Agnes Carter - Locke's Maid
• Robert Horton - Doctor Hackett
• Alec Fraser - Grainger
• Jeanne Stuart - Phyllis Ware
• J. Fisher White - Judge
• Laurence Hanray - Parker
• O. B. Clarence - Mr. Hammond
• Mary Jerrold - Mrs. Hammond
• Jimmy Godden - Inspector Holmes

References

External links

• The Great Defender at IMDb

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