First Degree, The (Reel 5)
Identifier
F.2006-10-0069
Date Of Production
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.
Format
35mm
Extent
723 feet
Color
B&W
Sound
Silent
Reel/Tape Number
5/5
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Print
Genre
Form
Subject
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Distributor
Main Credits
Sedgwick, Edward (is director)
Universal Pictures Company (is production company)
Additional Credits
Kline, Benjamin (is cinematographer)
Chester, George Randolph (is writer)
Patullo, George (is writer)
Participants And Performers
Mayo, Frank (is actor)
Breamer, Sylvia (is actor)
McCullough, Philo (is actor)
Williams, George A (is actor)
Carter, Harry (is actor)
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