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  2. For the Defense (1930 film) - Wikipedia

    • For the Defense is a 1930 pre-Code crime drama film starring William Powell as a lawyer whose ethics are challenged when the woman he loves hits and kills a pedestrian while out driving with another suitor. See more

    GenreCrime · Drama · Romance
    Directed byJohn Cromwell
    Production companyParamount Pictures
    Plot

    In New York City, William Foster (William Powell) is a criminal defense attorney so successful that prosecutors regard him as a menace. He holds himself to high ethical standards but is willing to mislead without actually lying. … See more

    Cast

    William Powell as William Foster
    Kay Francis as Irene Manners
    Scott Kolk as Jack Defoe
    William B. Davidson as District Attorney Stone… See more

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