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Le défenseur

Original title: Public Defender
  • 1917
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Robert Edeson, Alma Hanlon, and Frank Keenan in Le défenseur (1917)
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When bank president Leslie Morrison dips into the till, he seeks to place the blame on bank clerk David Moulton by altering the figures in Moulton's books. He lays his plan carefully, but up... Read allWhen bank president Leslie Morrison dips into the till, he seeks to place the blame on bank clerk David Moulton by altering the figures in Moulton's books. He lays his plan carefully, but upon leaving the building late one night, Morrison falls into an elevator shaft and is kille... Read allWhen bank president Leslie Morrison dips into the till, he seeks to place the blame on bank clerk David Moulton by altering the figures in Moulton's books. He lays his plan carefully, but upon leaving the building late one night, Morrison falls into an elevator shaft and is killed. Moulton, the one man known to have been there, is charged with murder and tried by dist... Read all

  • Director
    • Burton L. King
  • Writers
    • Mayer C. Goldman
    • Frank W. Harris
    • Fred Rath
  • Stars
    • Frank Keenan
    • Alma Hanlon
    • Robert Edeson
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  • YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Burton L. King
    • Writers
      • Mayer C. Goldman
      • Frank W. Harris
      • Fred Rath
    • Stars
      • Frank Keenan
      • Alma Hanlon
      • Robert Edeson
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    Frank Keenan
    Frank Keenan
    • Robert Murdock
    Alma Hanlon
    Alma Hanlon
    • Mary Reed
    Robert Edeson
    Robert Edeson
    • Arthur Nelson
    John St. Polis
    John St. Polis
    • David Moulton
    • (as John Sainpolis)
    Florence Short
    Florence Short
    • Rose Moulton
    Louis Stern
    • Leslie Morrison
    • (as Louis Sterns)
    Tex La Grove
    • Walter Holmes
    Harry Kingsley
    • Arthur Stevens
    Helen Conwell
    • 'Queenie' La Mar
    James E. Sullivan
    • Father O'Malley
    • (as James Sullivan)
    F.A. Cronin
    • James Whalon
    John O'Keefe
    • John Hartley
    John K. Roberts
    • 'Billy' Means
    • (as J.K. Roberts)
    • Director
      • Burton L. King
    • Writers
      • Mayer C. Goldman
      • Frank W. Harris
      • Fred Rath
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    • Release date
      • November 3, 1917 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Public Defender
    • Production company
      • Harry Raver Inc.
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    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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