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Self Defense
“The FIRST LAW of NATURE!”
10.0 / 10• 1932• 1h 0m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
Katy Devoux runs a gambling-drinking joint in British Columbia. She is a fair-playing business woman, but is ashamed of the source of her income, so she has had her daughter Nona raised in the states. Jeff Bowman, an unprincipled scoundrel and business rival, arranges for her daughter to come to town in hope of bringing shame to the mother. He overplays his hand and is killed by Tim Reed, a faithful retainer of Katy's and in love with Nona. The plea is self defense.
Cast & Crew
Pauline Frederick
Katy Devoux
Lead
Theodore von Eltz
Tim Reed
Barbara Kent
Nona Devoux
Claire Windsor
Alice
Robert Elliott
Dan Simmons
Henry B. Walthall
Doctor Borden
Jameson Thomas
Jeff Bowman
George Hackathorne
Paul
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Phil Rosen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Self Defense is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
