''Public Defender'' is a 1917 silent film drama directed by

Burton L. King Burton L. King (August 25, 1877 – May 4, 1944) was an American film actor and director. One of his best-known productions was '' The Lost Battalion'' (1919). Selected filmography * '' The Battle of Gettysburg'' (1913) * ''Under the Crescent'' ...

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Frank Keenan Frank Keenan (born James Francis Keenan; April 8, 1858 – February 24, 1929) was an American stage and film actor and stage director and manager during the silent-film era. He was among the first stage actors to star in Hollywood, and he pur ...

Cast

- Robert Murdock *

Alma Hanlon Alma Hanlon (April 30, 1890 – October 26, 1977) was an American silent film actress. Hanlon's film career was short, lasting only four years. She appeared in twenty-three films. Her first film role was as Dorothy Dare in ''The Fixer'' (1915) ...

- Mary Reed *

Robert Edeson Robert Edeson (June 3, 1868 – March 24, 1931) was an American film and stage actor of the silent era and a vaudeville performer. Life and career Edeson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of manager and actor George R. Edeson. Afte ...

- Arthur Nelson *

John St. Polis John M. St. Polis (born John Marie Sainpolis; November 24, 1873 – October 8, 1946) was an American actor. Biography St. Polis was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Before starting his film career, he made a name for himself on the Broadway ...

- David Moulton (*John Sainpolis) *Florence Short - Rose Moulton *Louis Stern - Leslie Morrison (Louis Sterns) *Tex La Grove - Walter Holmes *Harry Kingsley - Arthur Stevens *Helen Conwell - Queenie La Mar *James E. Sullivan - Father O'Malley (James Sullivan) *F. A. Cronin - James Whalon *John O'Keefe - John Hartley *John K. Roberts - 'Billy' Means (J. K. Roberts)

Preservation status

*A copy of the film is preserved in a foreign archive.The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''Public Defender''
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1917 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Burton L. King Silent American drama films 1917 drama films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub