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Defenders of the Law: Directed by Joseph Levering. With Catherine Dale Owen, John Holland, Robert Gleckler, Edmund Breese. 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.
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- Action, Adventure, Crime
- Joseph Levering
- 1931-05-24
Release date. May 24, 1931. Running time. 64 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. Defenders of the Law is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by Joseph Levering and starring Catherine Dale Owen, John Holland and Robert Gleckler.
Released May 23rd, 1931, 'Defenders of the Law' stars Catherine Dale Owen, Edmund Breese, Mae Busch, Paul Panzer The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 4 min, and received a user score of (out of ...
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.
"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.
- Joseph Levering
"Defenders of the Law" (1931) is often astutely directed and it certainly has its moments. Admittedly, the comedy relief played by Al Cooke's inept photographer often strikes a jarring note of slapstick, but the main plot is cleverly scripted and often forcefully directed.
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