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For the Defense is a 1930 Pre-Code crime drama film starring William Powell as a lawyer whose ethics are challenged when the woman he loves hits and kills a pedestrian while out driving with another suitor.
Original Release
07/19/1930
US Release
07/19/1930
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| William Powell | William Foster / William B. Foster |
| Kay Francis | Irene Manners |
| Scott Kolk | Jack Defoe |
| William B. Davidson | Dist. Atty. Stone / District Attorney Herbert L. Stone |
| Thomas E. Jackson | Daly |
| Harry Walker | Miller |
| James Finlayson | Parrott |
| Charles West | Joe |
| Bertram Marburgh | Judge Evans |
| Ernie Adams | Eddie Withers |
Directors
Writers
Oliver H.P. Garrett, Charles Furthman
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| William Powell | William Foster / William B. Foster |
| Kay Francis | Irene Manners |
| Scott Kolk | Jack Defoe |
| William B. Davidson | Dist. Atty. Stone / District Attorney Herbert L. Stone |
| Thomas E. Jackson | Daly |
| Harry Walker | Miller |
| James Finlayson | Parrott |
| Charles West | Joe |
| Bertram Marburgh | Judge Evans |
| Ernie Adams | Eddie Withers |
| Billy Bevan | Drunk |
| Allan Cavan | Jailer |
| John Cromwell | Second Reporter at Trial |
| Sidney D'Albrook | Speakeasy Customer |
| Mike Donlin | Snooper |
| John Elliott | McGann / Joseph McGann |
| Ruth Hall | Juror |
| George 'Gabby' Hayes | Ben (the waiter) / Ben--Waiter |
| Robert Homans | Lineup Lieutenant |
| Edward LeSaint |
