The Public Defender (1931)
Overview
A mysterious phantom who calls himself The Reckoner vows to expose the crooked bankers who embezzled their company's funds.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.142 |
Directed By
J. Walter Ruben
Crew
J. Walter Ruben
Bernard Schubert
Bernard Schubert
Archie Marshek
Max Rée
James H. Anderson
William LeBaron
George Goodchild
Louis Sarecky
Max Rée
Max Steiner
John E. Tribby
Edward Cronjager
Charles Burke
TOP CAST
Richard Dix
Pike Winslow
Shirley Grey
Barbara Gerry
Purnell Pratt
John Kirk
Ruth Weston
Rose Harmer
Boris Karloff
The Professor
Edmund Breese
Frank Wells
Frank Sheridan
Charles Harmer
Alan Roscoe
Malcolm O'Neill
Nella Walker
Aunt Matilda
Paul Hurst
Doc
Carl Gerard
Cyrus Pringle
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Detective Brady
Phillips Smalley
Thomas Drake
Symona Boniface
Auction Attendee
James Conaty
Country Club Guest
Frank Darien
The Waiter
Sayre Dearing
Country Club Guest
Bill Elliott
Country Club Guest
Roberta Gale
Telephone Operator
William Halligan
Lyn Austin the Auctioneer
Rochelle Hudson
Telephone Operator
Walter James
Police Captain Anderson
Emmett King
Eugene Gerry
Broderick O'Farrell
Investigator for Board of Directors
Ronald R. Rondell
Country Club Guest
Dick Rush
Police Detective Burns
Florence Wix
Country Club Guest
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