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For the Defense is a 1922 American silent mystery film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the 1919 Broadway play, For the Defense, by Elmer Rice. 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.
Original Release
06/04/1922
US Release
06/04/1922
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ethel Clayton | Anne Woodstock |
Vernon Steele | Christopher Armstrong |
ZaSu Pitts | Jennie Dunn |
Bertram Grassby | Dr. Joseph Kasimir |
Mayme Kelso | Smith |
Sylvia Ashton | Signora Bartoni |
Mabel Van Buren | Cousin Selma |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ethel Clayton | Anne Woodstock |
Vernon Steele | Christopher Armstrong |
ZaSu Pitts | Jennie Dunn |
Bertram Grassby | Dr. Joseph Kasimir |
Mayme Kelso | Smith |
Sylvia Ashton | Signora Bartoni |
Mabel Van Buren | Cousin Selma |