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Defenders of the Law (1931)

"Defenders of the Law" is one of the greatest gangsters pictures of the year!

Genre : Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 4M

Director : Joseph Levering

Synopsis

A gang of racketeers, with the aid of a high-ranking city official has control of a big-city, and the police plant an undercover cop to gather evidence against the hoodlums - except the police keep telling the wrong person what they are up to.

Actors

Catherine Dale Owen
Catherine Dale Owen
Alice Randall
Edmund Breese
Edmund Breese
Capt. Bill Houston
Mae Busch
Mae Busch
Mae Ward - Undercover Policewoman
Paul Panzer
Paul Panzer
Gangster
Joseph W. Girard
Joseph W. Girard
The Police Chief
Robert Gleckler
Robert Gleckler
Gangster
Philo McCullough
Philo McCullough
Lawyer
John Holland
John Holland
Phil Terry

Crews

Joseph Levering
Joseph Levering
Director
Louis E. Heifetz
Louis E. Heifetz
Writer
Hampton Del Ruth
Hampton Del Ruth
Writer
Dwight Caldwell
Dwight Caldwell
Editor
Jesse Duffy
Jesse Duffy
Assistant Director
Charles Franklin
Charles Franklin
Sound Recordist
Frank Dexter
Frank Dexter
Settings
Neil Jack
Neil Jack
Sound Recordist
James S. Brown Jr.
James S. Brown Jr.
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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