Legally Dead is a 1923 American drama film directed by William Parke and written by Harvey Gates. The film stars Milton Sills, Margaret Campbell, Claire Adams, Eddie Sturgis, Faye O'Neill, and Charles A. Stevenson. The film was released on July 30, 1923, by Universal Pictures.[1][2][3]
| Legally Dead | |
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| Directed by | William Parke |
| Screenplay by | Harvey Gates |
| Story by | Charles Furthman |
| Starring | Milton Sills Margaret Campbell Claire Adams Eddie Sturgis Faye O'Neill Charles A. Stevenson |
| Cinematography | Richard Fryer |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editA reporter Will Campbell gets himself arrested to get material for a story. He later gets a job as a bank teller but is hounded by a detective who knows Campbell is an ex-con. The detective is found murdered and Campbell is sentenced to death for the crime. He is hung just before he found innocent but a doctor revives him by giving him a shot of adrenaline.[4]
Cast
edit- Milton Sills as Will Campbell
- Margaret Campbell as Mrs. Mazie Campbell
- Claire Adams as Minnie O'Reilly
- Eddie Sturgis as Jake Dorr
- Faye O'Neill as Jake's Sweetheart
- Charles A. Stevenson as Malcolm Steel
- Joseph W. Girard as District Attorney
- Albert Prisco as The Anarchist
- Herbert Fortier as The Judge
- Charles Wellesley as The Governor
- Robert Homans as Detective Powell
- Brandon Hurst as Dr. Gelzer
Preservation
editWith no prints of Legally Dead located in any film archives,[5] it is a lost film.
References
edit- ^ "Legally Dead (1923) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ Janiss Garza. "Legally Dead (1923) - William Parke". AllMovie. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ "Legally Dead". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ https://www.mrqe.com/movie_reviews/legally-dead-m100007996 Legally Dead (1923), Movie Review Query Engine, mrqe.com
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Legally Dead
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Legally Dead.
- Legally Dead at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie