For the Defense
NR 1922 · 50 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama
Singer Anna Woodstock loses her voice, but a visit to a hypnotist, Dr. Joseph Kasimir, brings it back. What Anna doesn't realize is that her illness was purely psychosomatic and Kasimir is a swindler.
Directed by Paul Powell · Written by Beulah Marie Dix
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Ethel Clayton Anne Woodstock -
Vernon Steele Christopher Armstrong -
Zasu Pitts Jennie Dunn -
Bertram Grassby Dr. Joseph Kasimir -
Mayme Kelso Smith -
Sylvia Ashton Signora Bartoni -
Mabel Van Buren Cousin Selma
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