Attorney for the Defense

1932 film

Attorney for the Defense

Film poster

Directed by| Irving Cummings
Screenplay by| Jo Swerling
Story by| James Kevin McGuinness
Produced by| Harry Cohn
Starring| Edmund Lowe
Evelyn Brent
Constance Cummings
Cinematography| Ted Tetzlaff
Edited by| Gene Havlick

Production
company

Columbia Pictures

Distributed by| Columbia Pictures

Release date

* May 21, 1932 (1932-05-21)

Running time

| 72 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Attorney for the Defense is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Edmund Lowe, Evelyn Brent, and Constance Cummings.[1]

## Cast

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* Edmund Lowe as William J. Burton
* Evelyn Brent as Val Lorraine
* Constance Cummings as Ruth Barry
* Don Dillaway as Paul Wallace
* Douglas Haig as Paul Wallace as a Boy
* Dorothy Peterson as Mrs. Wallace
* Bradley Page as Nick Quinn a.k.a. Kramer
* Nat Pendleton as Mugg Malone
* Dwight Frye as James Wallace
* Wallis Clark as District Attorney James A. Crowell
* Clarence Muse as Jefferson Q. Leffingwell

## References

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1. ^ "Attorney for the Defense". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2011.

## External links

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* Attorney for the Defense at IMDb

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Screenwriting|

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* Lady by Choice (1934)
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* Lifeboat (1944)
* Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
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* The Big Bankroll (1961)

Other|

* Guys and Dolls

Family|

* Peter Swerling (son)

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