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Directed by | Lloyd Bacon |
Written by | Robert Lord (scenario) |
Story by | J. Raleigh Davies |
Produced by | Warner Brothers |
Starring | Monte Blue May McAvoy |
Cinematography | Frank Kesson |
Edited by | Tommy Pratt |
Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 reels; 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles |
No Defense is a 1929 American sound part-talkie romantic drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Monte Blue. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system. The film was distributed by Warner Brothers.[1][2]
Cast
- Monte Blue as Monte Collins
- May McAvoy as Ruth Harper
- Lee Moran as Snitz
- Kathryn Carver as Lois Harper
- William H. Tooker as Mr. Harper Sr.
- William Desmond as John Harper
- Bud Marshall as The Construction Worker
Preservation status
No Defense is now a lost film.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: No Defense
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: No Defense at silentera.com
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: No Defense
- ^ No Defense at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Lost Warner Films of 1929 Archived December 20, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- No Defense at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie