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Counsel on De Fence

Original title: Counsel on de Fence
  • 1934
  • Approved
  • 20m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Counsel on De Fence (1934)
SlapstickComedyRomanceShort

New lawyer Harry defends a woman charged with poisoning her husband.New lawyer Harry defends a woman charged with poisoning her husband.New lawyer Harry defends a woman charged with poisoning her husband.

  • Director
    • Arthur Ripley
  • Writer
    • Harry McCoy
  • Stars
    • Harry Langdon
    • Renee Whitney
    • Earle Foxe
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    20
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Arthur Ripley
    • Writer
      • Harry McCoy
    • Stars
      • Harry Langdon
      • Renee Whitney
      • Earle Foxe
    • 2User reviews
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    Harry Langdon
    Harry Langdon
    • Darrow Langdon
    Renee Whitney
    Renee Whitney
    • Antoinette 'Tony' Drake
    Earle Foxe
    Earle Foxe
    • Travers, Tony's Attorney
    Bobby Burns
    Bobby Burns
      Lew Davis
        Charles Dorety
        Charles Dorety
          Robert Frazer
          Robert Frazer
            Harrison Greene
              Ben Hall
              • Langdon's Assistant
              • (uncredited)
              William Irving
              William Irving
                Marjorie Kane
                Marjorie Kane
                  Tom Maguire
                  • Trial Judge
                  • (uncredited)
                  Jack Norton
                  Jack Norton
                    Harry Tenbrook
                    Harry Tenbrook
                    • Taxi Driver
                    • (uncredited)
                    • Director
                      • Arthur Ripley
                    • Writer
                      • Harry McCoy
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                    Harry Langdon is an inept lawyer whose boss, Earle Foxe, gets thrown in the hospital, so it's up to Harry to mount a defense for client Renee Whitney, accused of murdering her husband with poison.

                    Of course, saying that Harrry is an inept lawyer is redundant, since he's inept in whatever he does. Fortunately, here he is directed by Arthur Ripley, part of his team at Sennett and in his early features, so the audience is in for some prime Langdon, in which the comedy goes on in his head, and we can see it. Later, of course, we get some more standard slapstick, but the sequence in which he watches Foxe make love to Miss Whitney is prime work.

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                      Spoofs The Mouthpiece (1932)

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                    • Release date
                      • October 25, 1934 (United States)
                    • Country of origin
                      • United States
                    • Language
                      • English
                    • Also known as
                      • The Barrister
                    • Production company
                      • Columbia Pictures
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                    • Runtime
                      • 20m
                    • Color
                      • Black and White
                    • Aspect ratio
                      • 1.37 : 1

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