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1934 film by Lambert Hillyer This article is about the film. For the television episode, see The Defense Rests (Brooklyn Nine-Nine). For the radio program, see Defense Attorney.

The Defense Rests
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Directed by	Lambert Hillyer
Written by	Jo Swerling
Produced by	Robert North
Starring	Jack Holt Jean Arthur Nat Pendleton Arthur Hohl Raymond Walburn Harold Huber
Edited by	John Rawlins
Music by	Edward Bernds
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	July 15, 1934 (1934-07-15)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Defense Rests (or Take the Witness) is a 1934 American film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Jack Holt, Jean Arthur, and Nat Pendleton. The movie was produced in May 1934 and released on 15 July 1934.

Cast

Jack Holt as Matthew Mitchell
Jean Arthur as Joan Hayes
Nat Pendleton as Rocky
Arthur Hohl as James Randolph
Raymond Walburn as Austin
Harold Huber as Castro
Robert Gleckler as Gentry
Sarah Padden as Mrs. Evans
Shirley Grey as Mabel Wilson
Donald Meek as Fogg
Raymond Hatton as Nick
Ward Bond as Good
John Wray as Cooney
Vivian Oakland as Mrs. Ballou
Selmer Jackson as Duffy
J. Carrol Naish as Ballou
Samuel S. Hinds as Dean Adams
Lydia Knott as Patient

Reception

"The story is interestingly woven and its telling is sufficiently swift to hold the visitor's interest," wrote The New York Times. "Mr. Holt and Miss Arthur are about as usual, which is to say they do all that can be reasonably expected of their rôles. Nat Pendleton as Rocky, Mitchell's bodyguard, comes through with the comic relief."

References

Lucia, Cynthia (January 2010). Framing Female Lawyers: Women on Trial in Film. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-77824-5. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
Giglio, Ernest D. (2005). Here's Looking at You: Hollywood, Film & Politics. Peter Lang. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-8204-7099-3. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
"The Defense Rests". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. afi.com. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
"The Defense Rests (1934) Directed by Lambert Hillyer". UCLA Film and Television Archive. cinema.ucla.edu. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
"THE DEFENSE RESTS(1934) ALSO KNOWN AS: TAKE THE WITNESS". Turner Classic Movies. tcm.com. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
Bergman, Paul; Asimow, Michael (April 2006). Reel Justice: The Courtroom Goes to the Movies. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-7407-5460-9. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
F.S.N. (August 16, 1934). "The Defense Rests (1934) Criminal Lawyer". The New York Times. nytimes.com. Retrieved 22 December 2015.

External links

The Defense Rests at IMDb

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v t e Jo Swerling
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Other	Guys and Dolls
Family	Peter Swerling (son)

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