DEFENDERS OF THE LAW (1931) Catherine Dale Owen & John Holland | Action, Adventure, Crime | B&W

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.

SYNOPSIS
A cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang with strong political connections.

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.

CAST & CREW
Catherine Dale Owen as Alice Randall
John Holland as Police Captain Bill Houston
Robert Gleckler as Joe Velet aka Phil Terry
Edmund Breese as Police Commander Randall
Mae Busch as Mae Ward - Undercover Policewoman
Paul Panzer as Taroni - Gang Leader
Kit Guard as Kit - Velet's Chief Henchman
Joseph W. Girard as The Police Chief
Philo McCullough as Detecteive Tom Muldoon
Al Cooke as Cookie - the Photographer
Nick Thompson as Velet Henchman

Directed by Joseph Levering
Written by Hampton Del Ruth, Louis E. Heifetz
Produced by Larry Darmour, W. Ray Johnston
Cinematography James S. Brown Jr.
Edited by Dwight Caldwell
Music by Lee Zahler
Production company Larry Darmour Productions
Distributed by Continental Talking Pictures
Release date May 24, 1931
Running time 64 minutes
Country United States
Language English

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