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The Witness for the Defense

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Wikipedia article




'The Witness for the Defense' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Elsie Ferguson, Warner Oland, and Wyndham Standing.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/W/WitnessForTheDefense1919.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'The Witness for the Defense'] at silentera.com

Production background



The film is based on the 1913 novel 'The Witness for the Defence' by A. E. W. Mason. Mason's story was performed as a play on Broadway in 1911 and starred Ethel Barrymore.[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=6429 'The Witness for the Defense' as produced on Broadway by Charles Frohman at the Empire Theatre December 4, 1911 to January 1912, 64 performances; IBDb.com]

The film is the earliest of prolific director George Fitzmaurice's to survive and is likewise the only silent film of Elsie Ferguson that remains extant. The film is also the first feature length film art direction credit for William Cameron Menzies.

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Preservation status



A print of 'The Witness for the Defense' was discovered in the Gosfilmofond archive in Moscow.[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1559/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: 'The Witness for the Defense']

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