The Great Defender
1934, English. Directed by Thomas Bentley.
He would have the truth - the whole truth and nothing but...
Sir Douglas Rolls is a highly respected defence lawyer of many years experience. Now in rapidly failing health, he is advised to retreat from the courtroom and pursue more pleasurable activities. But it is just at this point in his life that his great lost love a woman his own strong sense of duty led him to give up twenty years ago, and whom he still loves deeply walks into his chambers to ask that he defend her adulterous husband, now to stand trial for murder. Reluctantly agreeing to take on the case, Sir Douglas soon finds there is more to the story than meets the eye.
- Runtime
- 1h 8m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Thomas BentleyDirector
- Matheson LangSir Douglas Rolls
- Margaret BannermanLaura Locke
- Arthur MargetsonLeslie Locke
- Sam LiveseySir Henry Linguard
- Jeanne StuartPhyllis Ware
- Richard BirdEric Hammond
- Frank AtkinsonPope
- Robert HortonDoctor Hackett
- Laurence HanrayParker
- J. Fisher WhiteJudge
- Kathleen HarrisonAgnes Carter
- O.B. ClarenceMr. Hammond
Details
- Released
- 26 November 1934
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- John Hastings Turner, Marjorie Deans, Paul Perez
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The Great Defender isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 November 1934. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Great Defender?
The Great Defender (1934) was directed by Thomas Bentley and stars Matheson Lang, Margaret Bannerman, Arthur Margetson.