No Defense (1929 film)

No Defense is a 1929 American sound part-talkie romantic drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Monte Blue. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system. The film was distributed by Warner Brothers.^[1][2]

No Defense
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Directed by	Lloyd Bacon
Written by	Robert Lord (scenario)
Story by	J. Raleigh Davies
Produced by	Warner Brothers
Starring	Monte Blue May McAvoy
Cinematography	Frank Kesson
Edited by	Tommy Pratt
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release date	April 6, 1929 (1929-04-06)
Running time	7 reels; 60 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles

Cast

• Monte Blue as Monte Collins
• May McAvoy as Ruth Harper
• Lee Moran as Snitz
• Kathryn Carver as Lois Harper
• William H. Tooker as Mr. Harper Sr.
• William Desmond as John Harper
• Bud Marshall as The Construction Worker

Preservation status

No Defense is now a lost film.^[3][4]

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)