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]
| For the Defense | |
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_-_1.jpg) 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) |
Plot
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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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