The Defense Rests

Matthew Mitchell

Jack Holt

Joan Hayes

Jean Arthur

Rocky

Nat Pendleton

James Randolph

Arthur Hohl

Austin

Raymond Walburn

Castro

Harold Huber

Lou Gentry

Robert Gleckler

Mrs. Evans

Sarah Padden

Mabel Wilson

Shirley Grey

Fogg

Donald Meek

Louie

Raymond Hatton

Hood

Ward Bond

Michael Cooney

John Wray

Mrs. Monte Ballou

Vivien Oakland

Duffy

Selmer Jackson

Monte Ballou

J. Carrol Naish

Dean Adams

Samuel S. Hinds

Gun Store Owner

Arthur Belasco

Charlie

Brooks Benedict

Bartender

Charles Brinley

Reporter

Don Brodie

Court Clerk

Allan Cavan

Minor Role

Edward Cecil

Bailiff

Stephen Colt

Minor Role

Nick Copeland

Reporter

Lynn Cowan

Policeman

Kernan Cripps

Dowager on Gambling Ship

Carrie Daumery

Neighbor

Milla Davenport

Minor Role

Joan Dix

Jury Foreman

Oliver Eckhardt

Second Jury Foreman (uncredited)

Ray Ellis

Receptionist

Bess Flowers

Scrub Woman

Mary Gordon

Gangster

Galen Gough

Minor Role

Arnold Gray

Moe - Reporter

Harrison Greene

Radio Announcer

Sam Hayes

Bill - Turnkey

A.R. Haysel

Minor Role

Arthur Hickman

Judge

Howard Hickman

Father

Harry Hume

Reporter

Charles King

Hospital Patient

Lydia Knott

Masseur / Trainer

Sam Lufkin

Reporter

John Mack

Henchman

Stanley Mack

Court Clerk

Joe Smith Marba

Waiter

Tony Martelli

Guard

Charles McAvoy

Henchman

Frank Mills

Mitchell's Receptionist

Geneva Mitchell

Minor Role

Bert Moorhouse

Silent Judge

Wilfrid North

Minor Role

Frank O'Connor

Tim

Hal Price

Chauffeur

Bruce Randall

Minor Role

Bobbie Sheehan

Minor Role

Reginald Simpson

Jail Matron

Bess Stafford

Reporter

Jerome Storm

Minor Role

Hal Taggart

Reporter

Billy West

Diver

Maston Williams

Poor Wife

Eleanor Wood

Speakeasy Proprietor

Ernest F. Young