The Defense Rests

The Defense Rests
Movie poster
Directed by	Lambert Hillyer
Produced by	Robert North
Written by	Jo Swerling
Starring	Jack Holt Jean Arthur Nat Pendleton Arthur Hohl Raymond Walburn Harold Huber
Music by	Edward Bernds
Edited by	John Rawlins
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	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.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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

Review

The story is interestingly woven and its telling is sufficiently swift to hold the visitor's interest. 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.

—The New York Times^[4]

References

↑ "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.
↑ 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 the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Lambert Hillyer

An Even Break (1917)
The Narrow Trail (1917)
Riddle Gawne (1918)
Breed of Men (1918)
The Poppy Girl's Husband (1919)
Square Deal Sanderson (1919)
Wagon Tracks (1919)
John Petticoats (1919)
The Toll Gate (1920)
Sand! (1920)
The Cradle of Courage (1920)
The Testing Block (1920)
O'Malley of the Mounted (1921)
The Whistle (1921)
White Oak (1921)
Travelin' On (1922)
The Altar Stairs (1922)
The Shock (1923)
The Spoilers (1923)
Those Who Dance (1924)
Barbara Frietchie (1924)
Miss Nobody (1926)
Chain Lightning (1927)
The Branded Sombrero (1928)
Once to Every Woman (1934)
The Most Precious Thing in Life (1934)
The Defense Rests (1934)
The Invisible Ray (1936)
Dangerous Waters (1936)
Dracula's Daughter (1936)
Gang Bullets (1938)
My Old Kentucky Home (1938)
Convict's Code (1939)
Batman (1943)
Law Men (1944)
Border Bandits (1946)

Jo Swerling

Screenwriting	Humor Risk (1921) Ladies of Leisure (1930) Madonna of the Streets (1930) Dirigible (1931) The Miracle Woman (1931) Platinum Blonde (1931) Forbidden (1932) Behind the Mask (1932) Love Affair (1932) Attorney for the Defense (1932) The Defense Rests (1934) Lady by Choice (1934) Once to Every Woman (1934) Love Me Forever (1935) The Whole Town's Talking (1935) Pennies from Heaven (1936) Double Wedding (1937) Made for Each Other (1939) The Real Glory (1939) Gone with the Wind (1939) The Westerner (1940) Blood and Sand (1941) Confirm or Deny (1941) The Pride of the Yankees (1942) Crash Dive (1943) Lifeboat (1944) Leave Her to Heaven (1945) It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Thunder in the East (1952) Guys and Dolls (1955) The Big Bankroll (1961)

Other	Guys and Dolls

Family	Peter Swerling (son)

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