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Acquitted
(1916) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Paul Powell
Cast: Wilfred Lucas [John Carter], Mary Alden [Mrs. Carter], Bessie Love [Helen Carter], Carmen De Rue [Nellie Carter], Elmer Clifton [Ned Fowler], Sam de Grasse [Ira Wolcott], W.J. Freemont [the night watchman], Spottiswoode Aitken [Charles Ryder], James O’Shea [the police chief], F.A. Turner [the police captain]
The Fine Arts Film Company production; distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. / Scenario by Roy Somerville [?] + [Tod Browning]?, from the short story “Acquitted” by Mary Roberts Rinehart. / © 7 February 1916 by Triangle Film Corporation [LP8072]. Released 6 February 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: Synopses available in AFI-F1 n. F1.0011, and in Slide-FineArts p. 80.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Arrests (False) - Bookkeepers - Cashiers - Confessions - Crime: Murder - Death: Murder, Suicide (Attempted) - Drugs: Addicts, Cocaine - Executives: Presidents - Holidays: Easter - Hotels - Insurance: Companies - Law: Enforcement: Police captains, Police chiefs - Reporters: Newspaper - Reputation - Rescues - Self-sacrifice - Unemployment
Listing updated: 13 January 2025.
Sources: AFI-F1 n. F1.0011; Slide-FineArts pp. 78-81, 83, 146, 149, 157, 167 : Website-IMDb.
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