Defenders of the Law
1931, English. Directed by Joseph Levering.
"Defenders of the Law" is one of the greatest gangsters pictures of the year!
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 4m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 23 May 1931
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Hampton Del Ruth, Louis E. Heifetz
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Defenders of the Law runs 64 minutes (1h 4m).
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Defenders of the Law isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 May 1931. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like Defenders of the Law?
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Who directed Defenders of the Law?
Defenders of the Law (1931) was directed by Joseph Levering and stars Catherine Dale Owen, Edmund Breese, Mae Busch.