For the Defense

 This was a short precode running around 63 minutes. It concerns William Powell playing an attorney protecting his girlfriend from manslaughter. He ends up becoming a criminal himself when he tampers with the jury. This was all right. Kay Francis steals the few scenes she's in. 

City of Fear

 This was an ok noir. It's about a convict who grabs something radioactive instead of heroin and the police try to rush to save him and the city's life in time. It kept my interest throughout. I don't know why Leonard Maltin gave it a 1.5. I mean it wasn't Double Indemnity, but it had ideas I hadn't seen explored in a noir movie before. It's worth a watch.