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Excellent Effort for Powell-Francis Team moreCast
(Credited cast) | William Powell | ... | William Foster |
 | Kay Francis | ... | Irene Manners |
 | Scott Kolk | ... | Defoe |
| William B. Davidson | ... | Dist. Atty. Stone |
| John Elliott | ... | McGann |
| Thomas E. Jackson | ... | Daly |
| Harry Walker | ... | Miller |
| James Finlayson | ... | Parrott |
| Charles West | ... | Joe |
| Charles Sullivan | ... | Charlie (Foster's chauffeur) |
| Ernie Adams | ... | Eddie Withers |
| Bertram Marburgh | ... | Judge Evans |
| Edward LeSaint | ... | Judge at first trial |
 | George 'Gabby' Hayes | ... | Ben (the waiter) (as George Hayes) |
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One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. moreFAQ
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In their second of 6 screen-team efforts, William Powell and Kay Francis excel in this courtroom melodrama. Controversial lawyer Powell receives a quasi-marriage proposal from actress girlfriend Francis. "After all these months, don't you think that would be rather silly?" he replies. Francis, disappointed, decides to rendevouz with a boozer pal (Scott Kolk),she has been keeping on the side in case her "Powell affair" fizzled. With Kay at the wheel, Kolk pawing her in a drunken haze -- she hits and kills a roadside bystander. Francis begs Powell to defend Kolk who is taking the rap for her. Kolk gets off the hook and Powell learns about his liason with Francis. I won't give away the ending, but Francis must have been grateful for finally having a role at Paramount that was rather substantial and chock full of emotional complexities. FOR THE DEFENSE was her 10th film at the studio and they seldom built up her parts. This was her 2nd of 5 films with director John Cromwell.