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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
No Defense
1929 1h 0m EN
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
RomanceDrama
Synopsis
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No Defense is a 1929 romantic drama directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Monte Blue. It was a silent film with part talking and sound-effects by the Vitaphone Company. It was distributed by Warner Brothers.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Monte Blue
Monte Collins
May McAvoy
Ruth Harper
Lee Moran
Snitz
Kathryn Carver
Lois Harper
William H. Tooker
Harper, Sr
William Desmond
John Harper
Bud Marshall
Construction Laborer
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Lloyd Bacon
- Writers
- J. Raleigh Davies, Robert Lord
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Lloyd Bacon directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 297 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Monte Blue and May McAvoy and Lee Moran carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0020222 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 60 min · 1h 0m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- MPAA
- Passed
Also by
Lloyd Bacon
Production companies
Who made it
Warner Bros. Pictures
US
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1929-04-05
