MAJESTIC.
TO-DAY AND TO-NIGHT. Audiences at the Majestic Theatre to-night will be treated to one of the greatest William Powell pictures ever turn'ed out by Paramount, the producing company which made his Pointed Heels," "Shadow of the Law" and, -"Street of Ch'ance." , . The new production is "For the De- j fence." It presents Powell as the leading criminal defence .lawyer of a . big city — a man whose brillianee be- I fore the bar of justice has earned j him world-wide fame. Powell wins | case after case, ' securing the. release from legal toils of many a man whose guilt seems positive before Powell takes up his defense. To hire Powell as attorney "for the defense" is to be sure of winnrng against the law — he is just that brilliant.' • But there -comes, a day when Powell is forced to the wall. The girl he loves is arraigned on a charge of manslaughter. Believing her guiltless, Powell brings every bit of his prowess as a legal genius into play. In the midst of the trial he is confounded to l'earn that the girl IS guilty. A good set of shorts will also be shown including the latest "Mickey Mouce" Cartoon.
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Rotorua Morning Post, 29 August 1931, Page 4
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