The Public Defender

The Public Defender is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by J. Walter Ruben, starring Richard Dix and featuring Boris Karloff.

Plot
Rich playboy Pike Winslow dons the mantle of 'The Reckoner', a mysterious avenger, when he learns that his lady friend Barbara Gerry's father has been framed in a bank embezzlement scandal. Using meticulous planning and split-second timing, Pike, along with his associates, the erudite 'Professor' and tough-guy scrapper 'Doc', attempt to find proof that will clear Gerry and identify the real culprits.

Cast

 * Richard Dix as Pike Winslow
 * Shirley Grey as Barbara Gerry
 * Purnell Pratt as John Kirk
 * Ruth Weston as Rose Harmer
 * Edmund Breese as Frank Wells
 * Frank Sheridan as Charles Harmer
 * Alan Roscoe as Inspector Malcolm O'Neil
 * Boris Karloff as 'Professor'
 * Nella Walker as Aunt Matilda
 * Paul Hurst as 'Doc'
 * Carl Gerard as Cyrus Pringle
 * Robert Emmett O'Connor as Detective Brady
 * Phillips Smalley as Thomas Drake (as Phillip Smalley)