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For the Defense

1916-03-12 en 50m
Drama
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.

Writer

Margaret Turnbull

Director

Frank Reicher

Writer

Hector Turnbull

new york city kidnapping murder white slavery

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company