For the Defense (1922 film)
Appearance
For the Defense | |
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![]() Vernon Steele and Ethel Clayton | |
Directed by | Paul Powell |
Written by | Beulah Marie Dix |
Based on | For the Defense by Elmer Rice |
Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
Starring | Ethel Clayton ZaSu Pitts |
Cinematography | Hal Rosson |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes; 5 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
For the Defense is a 1922 American silent mystery film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures.[1] It is based on the 1919 Broadway play, For the Defense, by Elmer Rice.[2] Ethel Clayton is the star of the film. Considered to be a lost film for decades, a print was discovered in the Netherlands by the EYE Film Institute Netherlands (or Nederlands Filmmuseum).[3][4]
Plot
[edit]![]() | This article needs a plot summary. (March 2024) |
Cast
[edit]- Ethel Clayton as Anne Woodstock
- Vernon Steele as Christopher Armstrong
- ZaSu Pitts as Jennie Dunn
- Bertram Grassby as Dr. Joseph Kasimir
- Mayme Kelso as Smith (credited as Maym Kelso)
- Sylvia Ashton as Signora Bartoni
- Mabel Van Buren as Cousin Selma
References
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- Synopsis at AllMovie
Categories:
- 1922 films
- 1922 mystery films
- 1920s American films
- 1920s English-language films
- 1920s rediscovered films
- American black-and-white films
- American films based on plays
- American silent feature films
- English-language mystery films
- Films directed by Paul Powell (director)
- Paramount Pictures films
- Rediscovered American films
- Silent American mystery films
- Surviving American silent films
- Silent film stubs
- Mystery film stubs