For the Defense

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For the Defense (1916)

Directed by Frank Reicher

Drama · 50m

Two playboys stumble drunkenly home, where the owner falls asleep and the other attacks the maid. The butler intervenes and a fight results in the death of the assailant. A French girl, escaping from a pimp who kidnapped her, witnesses the crime. The butler convinces his master he is the killer, and must flee. He joins the girl but is caught. She helps police expose the real killer by going undercover as another maid.

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Cast

Fannie Ward Fidele Roget Jack Dean Jim Webster Horace B. Carpenter Henri Camille Astor Ninette James Neill Mr. Webster
G
Gertrude Kellar Mrs. Webster
P
Paul Byron Richard Madison

Crew

Director
Frank Reicher
Writer
Margaret Turnbull, Hector Turnbull

Details

Release date
1916-03-12
Runtime
50m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America
Production
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company