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