- HD 1080
- Runtime: 69m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: J. Walter Ruben
- Stars: Richard Dix, Shirley Grey, Purnell Pratt, Ruth Weston, Boris Karloff
- keywords: robbery, escape, swindler, playboy, murder, vigilante, reporter, pre-code, embezzlement
- Production_studio: RKO Radio Pictures
- The The Public Defender is featured in the top rankings of 1931
- #44 in Top Drama Movies of 1931
- #21 in Top Crime Movies of 1931
- #3 in Top Mystery Movies of 1931
A mysterious phantom who calls himself The Reckoner vows to expose the crooked bankers who embezzled their company's funds.