The Witness for the Defense
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| Directed by | George Fitzmaurice |
| Produced by | Famous Players-Lasky |
| Written by | Ouida Bergere (scenario) |
| Based on | The Witness for the Defense by A. E. W. Mason |
| Starring | Elsie Ferguson Warner Oland Wyndham Standing |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller and/or Hal Young |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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50 minutes |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Witness for the Defense is a 1919 American silent drama directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Elsie Ferguson, Warner Oland, and Wyndham Standing.
Production background
The film is based on the 1913 novel of the same title by A. E. W. Mason. Mason's story was performed as a play on Broadway in 1911 and starred Ethel Barrymore.[1]
The film is the earliest of prolific director George Fitzmaurice's to survive and is likewise the only silent film of Elsie Ferguson that remains extant. The film is also the first feature length art direction credit for William Cameron Menzies.
Cast
- Elsie Ferguson - Stella Derrick
- Vernon Steele - Dick Hazelwood
- Warner Oland - Captain Ballantyne
- Wyndham Standing - Henry Thresk
- George Fitzgerald - Wigney Derrick
- J. H. Gilmour - Harold Hazelwood
- Amelia Summerville - Margaret Pettifer
- Cora Williams - Teresa Derrick
- Blanche Standing - Mary Derrick
- Leslie King - Baram Singh
- Charles W. Charles - Gardner
- Mrs. Bryant - Gardner's Wife
- Etienne Girardot - Richard Pettifer
- Henry Warwick - Lawyer
Preservation status
A print of this film was discovered in the Gosfilmofond Archive in Moscow.[2][3]
References
- ↑ The Witness for the Defense as produced on Broadway by Charles Frohman at the Empire Theatre December 4, 1911 to January 1912, 64 performances; IBDb.com
- ↑ The Witness for the Defense at silentera.com
- ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Witness for the Defense
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- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Witness for the Defense at IMDb
- The Witness for the Defense as restored and presented by the University of North Dakota (with stills and clips from the movie)
- The Witness for the Defense synopsis at AllMovieInvalid ID.
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