For the Defense is a surviving 1916 American drama silent film directed by Frank Reicher and written by Hector Turnbull and Margaret Turnbull. The film stars Fannie Ward, Jack Dean, Paul Byron, Horace B. Carpenter, Camille Astor and James Neill. The film was released on March 12, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Frank Reicher |
| Screenplay by | Hector Turnbull Margaret Turnbull |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky |
| Starring | Fannie Ward Jack Dean Paul Byron Horace B. Carpenter Camille Astor James Neill |
Production company | Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editIn New York, traveling from a French convent to one in Montreal, the novice Fidele Roget is captured by a slaver. Running away, the young woman witnesses a murder. He then meets Jim Webster who is about to commit suicide. She dissuades him and he decides to help her get to Canada. On the way, Jim is arrested for murder and tried. The man confides to Fidele that he was framed by his butler, who killed a man and then built the evidence to accuse him. Fidele realizes that it is the same crime he witnessed and decides to unmask the real murderer. Posing as a servant in Webster's house, she manages to trick the butler and make him confess. Jim is cleared and she gives up life in a convent to become his wife.
Cast
edit- Fannie Ward as Fidele Roget
- Jack Dean as Jim Webster
- Paul Byron as Richard Madison
- Horace B. Carpenter as Henri
- Camille Astor as Ninette
- James Neill as Mr. Webster
- Gertrude Kellar as Mrs. Webster
Preservation
edit- The film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "For the Defense (1916) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "For the Defense". AFI. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.61 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: For the Defense
External links
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Media related to For the Defense (1916 film) at Wikimedia Commons- For the Defense at IMDb
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