Movie Details
Theatrical Release:July 19th, 1930
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Paramount
For the Defense (1930)
Movie"Too CLEVER to be STRAIGHT"
Audience Score
William Foster is a slick attorney who stays within the law but specializes in representing crooks and shady characters Hes adept at keeping them out of jail winning acquittals and having decisions reversed thus springing criminals out of prison He is romantically involved with dancer Irene Manners who is twotiming him although she wants to marry him She kills a man driving while out with her other man Jack Defoe who takes the blame Unfortunately a ring Foster had just given Irene is found at the crime scene Foster ends up defending Jack but when the ring is found he thinks he is protecting Irene so pleads guilty to jury tampering
