For the Defense (1922)
Singer Anna Woodstock loses her voice, but a visit to a hypnotist, Dr. Joseph Kasimir, brings it back. What Anna doesn't realize is that her illness was purely psychosomatic and Kasimir is a swindler.
- Date of release
- 1922-06-04
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Paul Powell
Casting
- Ethel Clayton — Anne Woodstock
- Vernon Steele — Christopher Armstrong
- Zasu Pitts — Jennie Dunn
- Bertram Grassby — Dr. Joseph Kasimir
- Mayme Kelso — Smith
- Sylvia Ashton — Signora Bartoni
- Mabel Van Buren — Cousin Selma
Interesting facts
For the Defense is a 1922 American silent mystery film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the 1919 Broadway play, For the Defense, by Elmer Rice. 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.
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