For the Defense (1930)

Directed by

John Cromwell

Genre

drama film, romance film, trial film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 05m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A lawyer faces a conflict of interest when his lover is involved in a fatal car accident. He must decide between defending her truthfully and protecting his career.

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What happens

For the Defense is a 1930 pre-Code crime drama film starring William Powell as a lawyer whose ethics are challenged when the woman whom he loves kills a pedestrian while driving with another suitor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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