For the Defense (1922 film)
| For the Defense | |
|---|---|
_-_1.jpg) Vernon Steele and Ethel Clayton | |
| Directed by | Paul Powell |
| Produced by |
Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Written by | Beulah Marie Dix |
| Based on |
For the Defense by Elmer Rice |
| Starring |
Ethel Clayton Zasu Pitts |
| Cinematography | Hal Rosson |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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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 Broadway play, For the Defense, by Elmer Rice.[2] The actress 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]
Cast
- Ethel Clayton - Anne Woodstock
- Vernon Steele - Christopher Armstrong
- Zasu Pitts - Jennie Dunn
- Bertram Grassby - Dr. Joseph Kasimir
- Mayme Kelso - Smith (*as Maym Kelso)
- Sylvia Ashton - Signora Bartoni
- Mabel Van Buren - cousin Selma
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