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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 498

Chicago

1927103 minUnited States
ComedyDramaCrime
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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: English.
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103:19
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Synopsis

A married woman kills her lover and first hopes that her husband will accept responsibility. When the case reaches court, she discovers that notoriety can become a form of celebrity. Lawyers, journalists and spectators help transform a killing into a public performance, while her husband's devotion is tested by the story she tells.

Cast

DirectorsFrank UrsonCecil B. DeMille

Inspirations

Maurine Dallas Watkins drew her play from the real Beulah Annan murder case she had covered as a reporter. This first screen adaptation gives Amos Hart a more active and sympathetic role than some later versions of the same material.

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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.

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