The Paliser Case

The Paliser Case

1920 · 50 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama, Mystery

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.

Directed by William Parke · Written by Edgar Saltus

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