The Great Defender

The Great Defender
Directed by	Thomas Bentley
Written by	John Hastings Turner Paul Perez Marjorie Deans
Produced by	Walter C. Mycroft
Starring	Matheson Lang Margaret Bannerman Arthur Margetson Richard Bird
Cinematography	Jack E. Cox Phil Grindrod
Edited by	Walter Stokvis
Production company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Wardour Films
Release date	3 July 1934 (1934-07-03)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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

1. BFI.org

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• The Great Defender at IMDb