The Great Defender

The Great Defender is a 1934 British mystery film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Matheson Lang, Margaret Bannerman and Arthur Margetson. 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