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The Woman on the Jury
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Wikipedia article
'The Woman on the Jury' is a lost 1924 American silent drama film produced and released by Associated First National and directed by Harry Hoyt. It is based on a Broadway stage play, 'The Woman on the Jury', and stars Sylvia Breamer and Bessie Love. The story was refilmed in 1929 as an early talkie under the title 'The Love Racket' starring Dorothy Mackaill.
Production
The film was primarily shot at night so that the cast and crew could work on other films during the day.
Plot
In the Adirondacks, notorious philanderer George Montgomery (Cody) is murdered, and his former sweetheart Grace (Love) is put on trial. Betty Brown (Breamer) and her husband Fred Masters (Mayo) both serve on the jury. When the defendant is nearly wrongfully convicted, Betty reveals her own history with the murder victimthat she once had been in love with him and tried to kill himproves that the defendant is innocent.
Cast
Reception
The film received generally positive reviews, and Breamer's performance was particularly well-reviewed.
Preservation
With no copies of 'The Woman on the Jury' located in any film archives,[http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.10782/default.html Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: 'The Woman on the Jury'] it is a lost film.
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