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Public Defender (1917)
Crime, Drama

Public Defender (1917)

Crime, Drama

When bank president Leslie Morrison dips into the till, he seeks to place the blame on bank clerk David Moulton by altering the figures in Moulton's books. He lays his plan carefully, but upon leaving the building late one night, Morrison ...See moreWhen bank president Leslie Morrison dips into the till, he seeks to place the blame on bank clerk David Moulton by altering the figures in Moulton's books. He lays his plan carefully, but upon leaving the building late one night, Morrison falls into an elevator shaft and is killed. Moulton, the one man known to have been there, is charged with murder and tried by district attorney Robert Murdock. Unable to afford a competent defense, Moulton is convicted and sentenced to die in an electric chair. However, Mary Reed, a stenographer who loves Moulton, appeals as a last resort to the newly elected public defender, Arthur Nelson. Nelson investigates the case and discovers evidence on the very eve of the execution, evidence that will warrant a stay. Rescued from death in the nick of time, Moulton is granted a new trial under the supervision of the public defender and is found innocent. See less

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Frank Keenan Robert Murdock Robert Murdock See fewer	The False Code (1919)
Alma Hanlon Mary Reed Mary Reed See fewer	The Whip (1917)
Robert Edeson Arthur Nelson Arthur Nelson See fewer	The Prisoner of Zenda (1922)
John St. Polis David Moulton (as John Sainpolis) David Moulton (as John Sainpolis) See fewer	Three Weeks (1924)
Florence Short Rose Moulton Rose Moulton See fewer	Way Down East (1920)
Louis Stern Leslie Morrison (as Louis Sterns) Leslie Morrison (as Louis Sterns) See fewer	Eye for Eye (1918)
Tex La Grove Walter Holmes Walter Holmes See fewer	Public Defender (1917)
Harry Kingsley Arthur Stevens Arthur Stevens See fewer	Public Defender (1917)
Helen Conwell 'Queenie' La Mar 'Queenie' La Mar See fewer	Public Defender (1917)
James E. Sullivan Father O'Malley (as James Sullivan) Father O'Malley (as James Sullivan) See fewer	The Pinch Hitter (1925)
F.A. Cronin James Whalon James Whalon See fewer	Public Defender (1917)
John O'Keefe John Hartley John Hartley See fewer	Suspicion (1918)
John K. Roberts 'Billy' Means (as J.K. Roberts) 'Billy' Means (as J.K. Roberts) See fewer	The Devil at His Elbow (1916)