The Great Defender

Thomas Bentley
1934-11-26

He would have the truth - the whole truth and nothing but...
4.8
68 min

Sir Douglas Rolls is a highly respected defence lawyer of many years experience. Now in rapidly failing health, he is advised to retreat from the courtroom and pursue more pleasurable activities. But it is just at this point in his life that his great lost love a woman his own strong sense of duty led him to give up twenty years ago, and whom he still loves deeply walks into his chambers to ask that he defend her adulterous husband, now to stand trial for murder. Reluctantly agreeing to take on the case, Sir Douglas soon finds there is more to the story than meets the eye.

Cast

Name Character Team
Matheson Lang Sir Douglas Rolls Unowned
Margaret Bannerman Laura Locke Unowned
Arthur Margetson Leslie Locke Unowned
Sam Livesey Sir Henry Linguard Unowned
Jeanne Stuart Phyllis Ware Unowned
Richard Bird Eric Hammond Unowned
Frank Atkinson Pope Unowned
Robert Horton Doctor Hackett Unowned
Laurence Hanray Parker Unowned
J. Fisher White Judge Unowned
Kathleen Harrison Agnes Carter Unowned
O.B. Clarence Mr. Hammond Unowned
Mary Jerrold Mrs. Hammond Unowned
Hal Gordon Percival Brown Unowned
Alec Fraser Grainger Unowned
Jimmy Godden Inspector Holmes Unowned