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The Great Defender (1934)

The Great Defender poster
Directed by
Thomas Bentley
Genre
mystery film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 08m
Rated
PG
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lawyer takes on a case with hidden secrets. The story follows his efforts to uncover the truth.

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What happens

The Great Defender is a 1934 British mystery film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Matheson Lang, Margaret Bannerman and Arthur Margetson. It was written by John Hastings Turner, Paul Perez and Marjorie Deans, and shot at Welwyn Studios in Hertfordshire with sets designed by the art director John Mead. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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