The Verdict is a 1925 American silent mystery film directed by Fred Windemere and starring Lou Tellegen, Louise Lorraine, and Gertrude Astor.[1][2]
| The Verdict | |
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| Directed by | Fred Windemere |
| Written by | Jack Natteford |
| Produced by | Phil Goldstone |
| Starring | Lou Tellegen Louise Lorraine Gertrude Astor |
| Cinematography | Roland Price |
Production company | Phil Goldstone Productions |
| Distributed by | Truart Film Corporation Woolf & Freedman Film Service (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editAs described in a film magazine review,[3] Jimmy is tried and convicted of murder based upon circumstantial evidence after the shooting of Ronsard, an admirer of Jimmy's sweetheart Carol. After a second trial, where Jimmy is proved innocent, the Butler confesses having shot the man in self-defense on the night the young woman was dining quietly with Ronsard. Bookkeeper Jimmy's accounts had come up short, and Ronsard had promised to help if she would dine there.
Cast
edit- Lou Tellegen as Victor Ronsard
- Louise Lorraine as Carol Kingsley
- William Collier Jr. as Jimmy Mason
- Gertrude Astor as Mrs. Ronsard
- Josef Swickard as Pierre Ronsard
- Paul Weigel as Butler
- Taylor Holmes as Valet
- Stanton Heck as Detective
- Elliott Dexter as Lawyer
- George Fawcett as Judge
- Gaston Glass as District Attorney
- Walter Long as Convict
References
edit- ^ Munden p. 857
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Verdict at silentera.com
- ^ "New Pictures: The Verdict", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (7): 71, 9 May 1925, retrieved 6 February 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Bibliography
edit- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
edit- The Verdict at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
