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.[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]

For the Defense
Vernon Steele and Ethel Clayton
Directed byPaul Powell
Written byBeulah Marie Dix
Based onFor the Defense
by Elmer Rice
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
StarringEthel Clayton
ZaSu Pitts
CinematographyHal Rosson
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • June 4, 1922 (1922-06-04)
Running time
50 minutes; 5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

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