The Public Defender
1917 • Drama / Crime • Starring Frank Keenan
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Available in United States for the 1917 release on streaming platforms such as Curiosity Stream and MGM Plus, you can watch The Public Defender online and stream The Public Defender right now. Rent or buy The Public Defender options may appear later on other services, and availability can change by region as licensing windows shift over time.
About The Public Defender
The Public Defender (1917) blends Drama and Crime elements. Top cast includes Frank Keenan, Alma Hanlon, and Robert Edeson. The narrative builds around escalating stakes, urgent decisions, and action-driven momentum.
Actor: Frank KeenanGenre: Drama movies
Synopsis
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 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.
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