Mystery · United States of America · 1923 · 1h 10m

The Acquittal

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Director
Clarence Brown
Cast
Claire Windsor as Madeline Ames Norman Kerry as Robert Armstrong Richard Travers as Kenneth Winthrop (as Richard C. Travers) Barbara Bedford as Edith Craig Charles Wellesley as Andrew Prentice Frederick Vroom as Carter Ames
Crew
Silvano Balboni — Director of Photography Jules Furthman — Writer Raymond L. Schrock — Writer
Tagline

WHO KILLED ANDREW PRENTICE? That is the question you will have to solve in THE AQUITAL.

Synopsis

When a wealthy man is found murdered in his bedroom, one of his two adopted sons is arrested and charged with the killing. However, the verdict at his trial is an acquittal. Since the police don't seem to be particularly interested in finding the real killer, the dead man's daughter-in-law--the wife of the adopted son who wasn't charged--takes it upon herself to solve the crime.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Clarence Brown Director Silvano Balboni Director of Photography Jules Furthman Writer Raymond L. Schrock Writer
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