Justice (1917 film)
Justice is a 1917 British silent crime film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Gerald du Maurier, Hilda Moore, and Lilian Braithwaite.[1] It was based on the 1910 play Justice by John Galsworthy. It is not known whether the film currently survives,[2] which suggests that it is a lost film.
| Justice | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
| Written by | Eliot Stannard |
| Based on | Justice by John Galsworthy |
| Starring | Gerald du Maurier Hilda Moore Lilian Braithwaite James Carew |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Ideal Film Company |
Release date | July 1917 |
Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
- Gerald du Maurier as Falder
- Hilda Moore as Ruth Honeywell
- Lilian Braithwaite as Falder's Sister
- James Carew as Wister
- E. Vivian Reynolds as James How
- Douglas Munro as Cokeson
- Hayford Hobbs as Walter How
- Margaret Bannerman as Miss Cokeson
- Teddy Arundell as Honeywell
- Bert Wynne as Davis
- Hubert Willis as Brother-in-Law
- Frank Dane as Frome
- Edward O'Neill as Governor
Reception
Like many American films of the time, the British film Justice was subject to cuts and restrictions by American city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut, in Reel 2, the man stealing from a safe and, in Reel 3, the entire scene of the prisoner attacking guard, taking keys, changing clothes, etc., to where the prisoner leaves the cell.[3]
References
- "BFI entry". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- Progressive Silent Film List: Justice at silentera.com
- "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 6 (23): 31. 1 June 1918.
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