For the Defense (1916 film)

For the Defense is a surviving 1916 American drama silent film directed by Frank Reicher and written by Hector Turnbull and Margaret Turnbull. The film stars Fannie Ward, Jack Dean, Paul Byron, Horace B. Carpenter, Camille Astor and James Neill. The film was released on March 12, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

For the Defense
Directed byFrank Reicher
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
Screenplay byHector Turnbull
Margaret Turnbull
StarringFannie Ward
Jack Dean
Paul Byron
Horace B. Carpenter
Camille Astor
James Neill
Production
company
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • March 12, 1916 (1916-03-12)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

In New York, traveling from a French convent to one in Montreal, the novice Fidele Roget is captured by a slaver. Running away, the young woman witnesses a murder. He then meets Jim Webster who is about to commit suicide. She dissuades him and he decides to help her get to Canada. On the way, Jim is arrested for murder and tried. The man confides to Fidele that he was framed by his butler, who killed a man and then built the evidence to accuse him. Fidele realizes that it is the same crime he witnessed and decides to unmask the real murderer. Posing as a servant in Webster's house, she manages to trick the butler and make him confess. Jim is cleared and she gives up life in a convent to become his wife.

Cast

Preservation

References
  1. "For the Defense (1916) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. "For the Defense". AFI. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.61 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
  4. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:For the Defense
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