Movie Description

For the Defense

For the Defense

(1916)

Overview

Two playboys stumble drunkenly home, where the owner falls asleep and the other attacks the maid. The butler intervenes and a fight results in the death of the assailant. A French girl, escaping from a pimp who kidnapped her, witnesses the crime. The butler convinces his master he is the killer, and must flee. He joins the girl but is caught. She helps police expose the real killer by going undercover as another maid.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleFor the Defense

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1916-03-12

Original Language

Runtime 00h 50m

Production CompaniesJesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company

Genres

  • Drama