Public Defender (film)

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Public Defender
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Directed by Burton L. King
Written by Frederick Rath
Mayer C. Goldman
Frank W. Harris
Produced byHarry Raver
Apollo Pictures
Starring Frank Keenan
Alma Hanlon
Distributed byState Right
Release date
November 3, 1917
Running time
6 reels
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent..English titles

Public Defender is a 1917 silent film drama directed by Burton L. King with Frank Keenan. [1]

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