CinemaOSMovie · 1931 · 1h 4m

Defenders of the Law

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

70%(2)IMDbActionAdventureCrimeDramaRomance

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.

Directed byJoseph Levering

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 4m
Language
EN
Released
May 23, 1931
Studios
Larry Darmour ProductionsStandard Photoplay Company

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Joseph Levering
Joseph Levering
Written by
Hampton Del Ruth
Hampton Del Ruth
Louis E. Heifetz

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