Watch The Public Defender (1931) Official Trailer
6.4 / 10 IMDb August 1, 1931 1h 9m
A mysterious phantom who calls himself The Reckoner vows to expose the crooked bankers who embezzled their company's funds.
Director
Runtime
1h 9m
Release Date
August 1, 1931
Genre
Mystery, Crime, Drama
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Richard Dix
as Pike Winslow
Shirley Grey
as Barbara Gerry
Purnell Pratt
as John Kirk
Ruth Weston
as Rose Harmer
Boris Karloff
as The Professor
Edmund Breese
as Frank Wells
Frank Sheridan
as Charles Harmer
Alan Roscoe
as Malcolm O'Neill
Nella Walker
as Aunt Matilda
Paul Hurst
as Doc
Carl Gerard
as Cyrus Pringle
Robert Emmett O'Connor
as Detective Brady
Phillips Smalley
as Thomas Drake
Symona Boniface
as Auction Attendee
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James Conaty
as Country Club Guest
Frank Darien
as The Waiter
Sayre Dearing
as Country Club Guest
Bill Elliott
as Country Club Guest
Roberta Gale
as Telephone Operator
William Halligan
as Lyn Austin the Auctioneer
Production Companies
RKO Radio PicturesAdvertisement
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