For the Defense (1922 film)

For the Defense is a 1922 American silent mystery film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: For the Defense It is based on the 1919 Broadway play, For the Defense, by Elmer Rice.For the Defense on Broadway, Dec. 1919 to Feb. 1920 at the Playhouse Theatre;IBDb.com 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).The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: For the DefenseProgressive Silent Film List: For the Defense at silentera.com

Plot

Cast 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

External links