---
title: 'For the Defense (1930)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Cromwell'
released: '1930-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 65
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/for-the-defense-1930'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020896/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# For the Defense (1930)

1930 · 65 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

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

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Cromwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cromwell)
- **Screenplay:** [Oliver H.P. Garrett](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-h-p-garrett)
- **Producer:** [David O. Selznick](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-o-selznick)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lang)

## Cast

- [William Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-powell)
- [Kay Francis](https://cinepixo.com/people/kay-francis)

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