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For the Defense

07/19/1930

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1hr 5min

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Crime

,Drama

,Romance

Too CLEVER to be STRAIGHT

STORY

William Foster is a slick attorney who stays within the law, but specializes in representing crooks and shady characters. He's adept at keeping them out of jail, winning acquittals, and having decisions reversed, thus springing criminals out of prison. He is romantically involved with dancer Irene Manners, who is two-timing him, although she wants to marry him. She kills a man driving while out with her other man, Jack Defoe, who takes the blame. Unfortunately, a ring Foster had just given Irene is found at the crime scene. Foster ends up defending Jack, but when the ring is found, he thinks he is protecting Irene, so pleads guilty to jury tampering.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • William Powell
  • Kay Francis
  • Scott Kolk
  • William B. Davidson
  • John Elliott

    Directors

  • John Cromwell
  • George Nichols Jr.

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Paramount Pictures

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

William Powell

William Foster

Kay Francis

Irene Manners

Scott Kolk

Jack Defoe

William B. Davidson

Dist. Atty. Stone

John Elliott

McGann

Thomas E. Jackson

Daly

Harry Walker

Miller

James Finlayson

Parrott

Charles West

Joe

Charles Sullivan

Charlie

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