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  1. 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.

  2. For the Defense: Directed by John Cromwell. With William Powell, Kay Francis, Scott Kolk, William B. Davidson. William Powell plays William Foster, a slick attorney who stays within the law, but specializes in representing crooks and shady characters.

    • (682)
    • Crime, Drama, Romance
    • John Cromwell
    • 1930-10-25
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    • (8)
    • William Powell
    • John Cromwell
    • Paramount Pictures
  5. Rated 3/5 Stars • 02/26/24. As far as precode Hollywood films go, FOR THE DEFENSE is better than average. William Powell's performance is terrific and Kay Francis looks fantastic in stylish...

    • (5)
    • Ken Hanke
    • Drama
    • John Cromwell
  6. William Foster is a slick attorney who stays within the law, but specializes in representing crooks and shady characters. He's adept at keeping them out of jail, winning acquittals, and having decisions reversed, thus springing criminals out of prison.

  7. William Foster, an eminently successful criminal defense lawyer under investigation by Daly, a particularly shrewd detective, loves Irene Manners, an actress, but refuses to marry her, declaring he is not the marrying kind.