| The Woman on Trial | |
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| Directed by | Mauritz Stiller |
| Written by | Elsie Fuller Julian Johnson (titles) Hope Loring (adaptation) |
| Based on | Confession by Ernest Vajda |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky B. P. Schulberg |
| Starring | Pola Negri |
| Cinematography | Bert Glennon |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Woman on Trial is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Mauritz Stiller, starring Pola Negri, and based on the play Confession by Erno Wajda (aka Ernest Vajda). Adolph Zukor, Jesse L. Lasky, and B. P. Schulberg produced for Paramount Pictures. Ricardo Cortez was originally cast in Hanson's part until he was replaced.
Cast
- Pola Negri as Julie
- Einar Hanson as Pierre Bouton
- Arnold Kent as Gaston Napier
- Andre Sarti as John Morland
- Baby Dorothy Brock as Paul
- Valentina Zimina as Henrietta
- Sidney Bracey as Brideaux
- Bertram Marburgh as Morland's Lawyer
- Gayne Whitman as Julie's Lawyer
Preservation
Fragments of The Woman on Trial survive at the Museum of Modern Art. A reel of outtakes are held at George Eastman House.
References
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Woman on Trial
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Woman on Trial
- Progressive Silent Film List: The Woman on Trial at silentera.com
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- 1927 films
- American silent feature films
- Lost American drama films
- American films based on plays
- Films directed by Mauritz Stiller
- Paramount Pictures films
- 1927 drama films
- Silent American drama films
- Films produced by B. P. Schulberg
- American black-and-white films
- 1927 lost films
- 1920s American films
- 1920s English-language films
- 1920s silent drama film stubs