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The Defense Rests (or Take the Witness) is a 1934 American film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Jack Holt, Jean Arthur, and Nat Pendleton. The movie was produced in May 1934 and released on 15 July 1934.
The Defense Rests: Directed by Lambert Hillyer. With Jack Holt, Jean Arthur, Nat Pendleton, Arthur Hohl. The assistant (Arthur) of a sleazy lawyer (Holt) is determined to end his cheating ways.
Mitchell's underworld connections then pressure him to defend a notorious kidnapper named Cooney, and, enticed by Cooney's offer of a $50,000 fee, Mitchell agrees. Even the pleas of Mrs. Evans, whose four-year-old child was returned to her dead after she paid Cooney a ransom, do not dissuade Mitchell from taking the case.
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Directed by Lambert Hillye. Jack Holt’s sleazy defense attorney will stop at nothing when it comes to clearing his villainous defendants’ names. Disgusted by his morals and tactics, his assistant (Arthur) campaigns to change his ways, but as she falls in love with him only a series of compromises keeps her from the brink of legal and ethical peril.
Cast & Crew. Lambert Hillyer Director. Jack Holt Cast. Jean Arthur Cast. Arthur Hohl Cast. Shirley Grey Cast. Jo Swerling Screenplay. Critics reviews. The assistant (Arthur) of a sleazy lawyer (Holt) is determined to end his cheating ways.
