The Witness for the Defense

(Redirected from The Witness for the Defense (1919 film)) 1919 film by George Fitzmaurice For the 1913 novel by A. E. W. Mason, see The Witness for the Defence.

The Witness for the Defense
Ad for the film on the cover of a 1919 issue of Wid's Daily
Directed by	George Fitzmaurice William J. Scully (asst. director)
Written by	Ouida Bergère (scenario)
Based on	The Witness for the Defence by A. E. W. Mason
Produced by	Adolph Zukor
Starring	Elsie Ferguson Warner Oland Wyndham Standing
Cinematography	Arthur C. Miller and/or Hal Young
Production company	Famous Players–Lasky
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	September 14, 1919 (1919-09-14)
Running time	50 minutes
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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.

Plot

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Cast

Elsie Ferguson as Stella Derrick
Vernon Steele as Dick Hazelwood
Warner Oland as Captain Ballantyne
Wyndham Standing as Henry Thresk
George Fitzgerald as Wigney Derrick
J. H. Gilmour as Harold Hazelwood
Amelia Summerville as Margaret Pettifer
Cora Williams as Teresa Derrick
Blanche Standing as Mary Derrick
Leslie King as Baram Singh
Charles W. Charles as Gardner
Mrs. Bryant as Gardner's Wife
Etienne Girardot as Richard Pettifer
Henry Warwick as Lawyer

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.

Location shooting for the film was carried out in Miami, Florida, though the location was doubling for India.

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.

Preservation

A complete print of The Witness for the Defense is held by the Gosfilmofond in Moscow.

References

^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Witness for the Defense at silentera.com
^ "The Witness for the Defense". afi.com. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
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
"American Silent Feature Film Database: The Witness for the Defense". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 23, 2024.

External links

v t e Films directed by George Fitzmaurice
When Rome Ruled (1914) Stop Thief! (1915) The Commuters (1915) Who's Who in Society (1915) At Bay (1915) Via Wireless (1915) The Money Master (1915) New York (1916) The Romantic Journey (1916) Arms and the Woman (1916) Big Jim Garrity (1916) The Test (1916) The On-the-Square Girl (1917) Kick In (1917) The Mark of Cain (1917) The Hunting of the Hawk (1917) The Iron Heart (1917) Blind Man's Luck (1917) Sylvia of the Secret Service (1917) The Recoil (1917) Innocent (1918) A Japanese Nightingale (1918) The Hillcrest Mystery (1918) The Naulahka (1918) The Narrow Path (1918) Common Clay (1919) The Cry of the Weak (1919) The Profiteers (1919) The Avalanche (1919) Our Better Selves (1919) A Society Exile (1919) The Witness for the Defense (1919) Counterfeit (1919) On with the Dance (1920) The Right to Love (1920) Idols of Clay (1920) Forever (1921) Paying the Piper (1921) Experience (1921) Kick In (1922) To Have and to Hold (1922) Three Live Ghosts (1922) The Man from Home (1922) The Cheat (1923) Bella Donna (1923) The Eternal City (1923) Cytherea (1924) Tarnish (1924) A Thief in Paradise (1925) His Supreme Moment (1925) The Dark Angel (1925) The Son of the Sheik (1926) The Night of Love (1927) The Tender Hour (1927) Rose of the Golden West (1927) The Love Mart (1927) The Barker (1928) Lilac Time (1928) The Locked Door (1929) His Captive Woman (1929) The Man and the Moment (1929) Tiger Rose (1929) The Bad One (1930) Raffles (1930) The Devil to Pay! (1930) One Heavenly Night (1931) Strangers May Kiss (1931) The Unholy Garden (1931) Mata Hari (1931) As You Desire Me (1932) Rockabye (1932) Nana (1934) All Men Are Enemies (1934) Petticoat Fever (1936) Suzy (1936) The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937) Live, Love and Learn (1937) Arsène Lupin Returns (1938) Vacation from Love (1938) Adventure in Diamonds (1940)

Films directed by George Fitzmaurice

When Rome Ruled (1914)
Stop Thief! (1915)
The Commuters (1915)
Who's Who in Society (1915)
At Bay (1915)
Via Wireless (1915)
The Money Master (1915)
New York (1916)
The Romantic Journey (1916)
Arms and the Woman (1916)
Big Jim Garrity (1916)
The Test (1916)
The On-the-Square Girl (1917)
Kick In (1917)
The Mark of Cain (1917)
The Hunting of the Hawk (1917)
The Iron Heart (1917)
Blind Man's Luck (1917)
Sylvia of the Secret Service (1917)
The Recoil (1917)
Innocent (1918)
A Japanese Nightingale (1918)
The Hillcrest Mystery (1918)
The Naulahka (1918)
The Narrow Path (1918)
Common Clay (1919)
The Cry of the Weak (1919)
The Profiteers (1919)
The Avalanche (1919)
Our Better Selves (1919)
A Society Exile (1919)
The Witness for the Defense (1919)
Counterfeit (1919)
On with the Dance (1920)
The Right to Love (1920)
Idols of Clay (1920)
Forever (1921)
Paying the Piper (1921)
Experience (1921)
Kick In (1922)
To Have and to Hold (1922)
Three Live Ghosts (1922)
The Man from Home (1922)
The Cheat (1923)
Bella Donna (1923)
The Eternal City (1923)
Cytherea (1924)
Tarnish (1924)
A Thief in Paradise (1925)
His Supreme Moment (1925)
The Dark Angel (1925)
The Son of the Sheik (1926)
The Night of Love (1927)
The Tender Hour (1927)
Rose of the Golden West (1927)
The Love Mart (1927)
The Barker (1928)
Lilac Time (1928)
The Locked Door (1929)
His Captive Woman (1929)
The Man and the Moment (1929)
Tiger Rose (1929)
The Bad One (1930)
Raffles (1930)
The Devil to Pay! (1930)
One Heavenly Night (1931)
Strangers May Kiss (1931)
The Unholy Garden (1931)
Mata Hari (1931)
As You Desire Me (1932)
Rockabye (1932)
Nana (1934)
All Men Are Enemies (1934)
Petticoat Fever (1936)
Suzy (1936)
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)
Live, Love and Learn (1937)
Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)
Vacation from Love (1938)
Adventure in Diamonds (1940)

v t e Works by A. E. W. Mason
Inspector Hanaud series	At the Villa Rose (1910) The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel (1910 novella) The House of the Arrow (1924) The Prisoner in the Opal (1928) They Wouldn't Be Chessmen (1934) The House in Lordship Lane (1946)
Other novels	A Romance of Wastdale (1895) The Courtship of Morrice Buckler (1896) Miranda of the Balcony (1899) Clementina (1901) The Four Feathers (1902) The Truants (1904) Running Water (1906) The Broken Road (1907) The Turnstile (1912) The Witness for the Defence (1913) The Summons (1920) The Winding Stair (1923) No Other Tiger (1927) The Dean's Elbow (1930) The Three Gentlemen (1932) The Sapphire (1933) Fire Over England (1936) The Drum (1937) Musk and Amber (1942)

Works by A. E. W. Mason

Inspector Hanaud series

At the Villa Rose (1910)
The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel (1910 novella)
The House of the Arrow (1924)
The Prisoner in the Opal (1928)
They Wouldn't Be Chessmen (1934)
The House in Lordship Lane (1946)

Other novels

A Romance of Wastdale (1895)
The Courtship of Morrice Buckler (1896)
Miranda of the Balcony (1899)
Clementina (1901)
The Four Feathers (1902)
The Truants (1904)
Running Water (1906)
The Broken Road (1907)
The Turnstile (1912)
The Witness for the Defence (1913)
The Summons (1920)
The Winding Stair (1923)
No Other Tiger (1927)
The Dean's Elbow (1930)
The Three Gentlemen (1932)
The Sapphire (1933)
Fire Over England (1936)
The Drum (1937)
Musk and Amber (1942)

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