The Great Defender is a 1934 British mystery film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Matheson Lang, Margaret Bannerman and Arthur Margetson.[1] It was shot at Welwyn Studios in Hertfordshire. The film’s sets were designed by the art director John Mead.
Synopsis
Its plot concerns a top barrister who conducts the defence of an artist facing the death penalty for allegedly murdering his model, while himself battling with serious illness.
Cast
- Matheson Lang as Sir Douglas Rolls
- Margaret Bannerman as Laura Locke
- Arthur Margetson as Leslie Locke
- Richard Bird as Eric Hammond
- Sam Livesey as Sir Henry Linguard
- Frank Atkinson as Pope
- Hal Gordon as Percival Brown
- Kathleen Harrison as Agnes Carter – Locke’s Maid
- Robert Horton as Doctor Hackett
- Alec Fraser as Grainger
- Jeanne Stuart as Phyllis Ware
- J. Fisher White as Judge
- Laurence Hanray as Parker
- O. B. Clarence as Mr. Hammond
- Mary Jerrold as Mrs. Hammond
- Jimmy Godden as Inspector Holmes
References
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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