First Degree, The
Film Identifier: F.2006-10-0062
Run Time
0h 0m 0s
0h 0m 0s
Format
35mm
35mm
Color
tinted and B&W
tinted and B&W
Sound
Silent
Silent
Date Produced
1923
1923
Abstract
In this five-reel rural melodrama, Sam Purdy receives a summons to testify before a grand jury. Not realizing that the matter concerns sheep-stealing, he assumes it to concern the murder of his brother, Will. Conscience-stricken, Sam relates a long tale about how Will had framed him for bank robbery, then blackmailed him. Sam further confesses that he killed Will in a fight. However, the jury is sympathetic and refuses to indict Sam. The next witness is Will, very much alive, who is eventually convicted of both sheep-stealing and blackmail.
In this five-reel rural melodrama, Sam Purdy receives a summons to testify before a grand jury. Not realizing that the matter concerns sheep-stealing, he assumes it to concern the murder of his brother, Will. Conscience-stricken, Sam relates a long tale about how Will had framed him for bank robbery, then blackmailed him. Sam further confesses that he killed Will in a fight. However, the jury is sympathetic and refuses to indict Sam. The next witness is Will, very much alive, who is eventually convicted of both sheep-stealing and blackmail.
Distributors
Additional Credit
Chester, George Randolph (is writer)
Kline, Benjamin (is cinematographer)
Patullo, George (is writer)
Actors, Performers and Participants
Mayo, Frank (is actor)
Breamer, Sylvia (is actor)
McCullough, Philo (is actor)
Williams, George A (is actor)
Carter, Harry (is actor)
Form