Defenders of the Law
"Defenders of the Law" is one of the greatest gangsters pictures of the year!
1931 | 64m | English
Popularity: 0.1 (history)
| Director: | Joseph Levering |
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| Writer: | Louis E. Heifetz, Hampton Del Ruth |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 23, 1931 |
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| Director: | Joseph Levering |
| Writer: | Louis E. Heifetz, Hampton Del Ruth |
| Genres: | Action |
| Keywords | big city |
| Production Companies | Larry Darmour Productions, Standard Photoplay Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 05, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Catherine Dale Owen | Alice Randall |
| Edmund Breese | Capt. Bill Houston |
| Mae Busch | Mae Ward - Undercover Policewoman |
| Paul Panzer | Gangster |
| Joseph W. Girard | The Police Chief |
| Robert Gleckler | Gangster |
| Philo McCullough | Lawyer |
| John Holland | Phil Terry |
| Name | Job |
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| Joseph Levering | Director |
| Louis E. Heifetz | Writer |
| Hampton Del Ruth | Writer |
| Dwight Caldwell | Editor |
| Jesse Duffy | Assistant Director |
| Charles Franklin | Sound Recordist |
| Frank Dexter | Settings |
| Neil Jack | Sound Recordist |
| James S. Brown Jr. | Director of Photography |
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