For the Defense (1922 film)

1922 film by Paul Powell

For the Defense

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

* June 4, 1922 (1922-6-4)

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 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]

## Plot

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## Cast

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* 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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1. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: For the Defense
2. ^ For the Defense on Broadway, Dec. 1919 to Feb. 1920 at the Playhouse Theatre;IBDb.com
3. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: For the Defense
4. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: For the Defense at silentera.com

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