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The Witness for the Defense is a film of genre Drama directed by George Fitzmaurice released in USA on 14 september 1919 with Elsie Ferguson
The Witness for the Defense (1919)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 14 september 1919
Length 50minutes
Directed by George Fitzmaurice
Genres Drama
Rating76%
The Witness for the Defense is a 1919 American silent drama directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Elsie Ferguson, Warner Oland, and Wyndham Standing.
Actors
Elsie Ferguson
(Stella Derrick)
Warner Oland
(Captain Ballantyne)
Wyndham Standing
(Henry Thresk)
Vernon Steele
(Dick Hazelwood)
Amelia Summerville
(Margaret Pettifer)
Etienne Girardot
(Richard Pettifer)
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