The Public Defender A mysterious phantom who calls himself The Reckoner vows to expose the crooked bankers who embezzled their company's funds. Details Casts Title The Public Defender Release Date 1931-08-01 Runtime 01 Hours 09 Minutes Genres Mystery Crime Drama Production Companies RKO Radio Pictures Production Countries United States of America Richard Dix Pike Winslow Shirley Grey Barbara Gerry Purnell Pratt John Kirk Ruth Weston Rose Harmer Boris Karloff The Professor Edmund Breese Frank Wells Frank Sheridan Charles Harmer Alan Roscoe Malcolm O'Neill Nella Walker Aunt Matilda Paul Hurst Doc Carl Gerard Cyrus Pringle Robert Emmett O'Connor Detective Brady Phillips Smalley Thomas Drake Symona Boniface Auction Attendee James Conaty Country Club Guest Frank Darien The Waiter Sayre Dearing Country Club Guest Bill Elliott Country Club Guest Roberta Gale Telephone Operator William Halligan Lyn Austin the Auctioneer Rochelle Hudson Telephone Operator Walter James Police Captain Anderson Emmett King Eugene Gerry Broderick O'Farrell Investigator for Board o? Ronald R. Rondell Country Club Guest Dick Rush Police Detective Burns Florence Wix Country Club Guest