The Public Defender

The Public Defender

1931•1h 9m•6.0/10

MysteryCrimeDrama

Ratings

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6.0/10(4)

A mysterious phantom who calls himself The Reckoner vows to expose the crooked bankers who embezzled their company's funds.

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Production

RKO Radio Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Richard Dix

Richard Dix

Pike Winslow

Shirley Grey

Shirley Grey

Barbara Gerry

Purnell Pratt

Purnell Pratt

John Kirk

Ruth Weston

Ruth Weston

Rose Harmer

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

The Professor

Edmund Breese

Edmund Breese

Frank Wells

Frank Sheridan

Frank Sheridan

Charles Harmer

Alan Roscoe

Alan Roscoe

Malcolm O'Neill

Nella Walker

Nella Walker

Aunt Matilda

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Doc

Carl Gerard

Carl Gerard

Cyrus Pringle

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Detective Brady

Phillips Smalley

Phillips Smalley

Thomas Drake

Symona Boniface

Symona Boniface

Auction Attendee

James Conaty

Country Club Guest

Frank Darien

Frank Darien

The Waiter

Sayre Dearing

Sayre Dearing

Country Club Guest

Bill Elliott

Bill Elliott

Country Club Guest

Roberta Gale

Roberta Gale

Telephone Operator

William Halligan

William Halligan

Lyn Austin the Auctioneer

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