The Paliser Case (1920)

Genre : Drama, Mystery

Runtime : 50M

Director : William Parke

Synopsis

A young woman consents to a bad marriage to an unscrupulous man in order to save her father from ruin. When her marriage is disrupted by a murder, three different people confess to it.

Actors

Pauline Frederick
Pauline Frederick
Cassy Cara
Alan Roscoe
Alan Roscoe
Lennox
James Neill
James Neill
Cara
Kate Lester
Kate Lester
Mrs. Austen
Hazel Brennon
Hazel Brennon
Margaret Austen
Warburton Gamble
Warburton Gamble
Monty Paliser
Alec B. Francis
Alec B. Francis
Paliser Sr.
A. Edward Sutherland
A. Edward Sutherland
JackMenzies
Tom Ricketts
Tom Ricketts
Major Archie Phipps
Virginia Foltz
Virginia Foltz
Mrs. Colquhuon

Crews

William Parke
William Parke
Director
Edfrid A. Bingham
Edfrid A. Bingham
Writer
Edgar Saltus
Edgar Saltus
Story
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn
Executive Producer
Edward Gheller
Edward Gheller
Cinematography

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