The Public Defender
6.4
A mysterious phantom who calls himself The Reckoner vows to expose the crooked bankers who embezzled their company's funds.
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Cast
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Richard Dix
Pike Winslow
Known for
Cimarron
The Ghost Ship
Shirley Grey
Barbara Gerry
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The Golf Specialist
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
Purnell Pratt
John Kirk
Known for
Scarface
Grand Hotel
Ruth Weston
Rose Harmer
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The Woman Between
Smart Woman
Boris Karloff
The Professor
Known for
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Bride of Frankenstein
Edmund Breese
Frank Wells
Known for
Duck Soup
All Quiet on the Western Front
Frank Sheridan
Charles Harmer
Also in
Broken Lullaby
Danger Lights
Alan Roscoe
Malcolm O'Neill
Also in
The Last of the Mohicans
Long Pants
Nella Walker
Aunt Matilda
Known for
Sabrina
I Love You Again
Paul Hurst
Doc
Known for
Island of Lost Souls
The Ox-Bow Incident
Carl Gerard
Cyrus Pringle
Also in
So This Is Love
That Certain Thing
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Detective Brady
Known for
A Night at the Opera
The Public Enemy
J. Walter Ruben Director · George Goodchild Writer Max Steiner Composer
United States release August 1, 1931 · Produced in United States · Production RKO
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Production
RKO
Studio · Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 31, 1931
Premiere · New York City
United States · August 1, 1931
Theatrical
Portugal
July 10, 1933 · Theatrical
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