The Last Witness (1925)

Directed by

Fred Paul

Genre

silent film, crime film

Country

United Kingdom

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A barrister is forced to prosecute his own wife for murder after she has an affair with a politician. The film follows the legal and personal conflict as he argues the case in court.

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What happens

The Last Witness is a 1925 British silent crime film directed by Fred Paul and starring Paul, Isobel Elsom and Stella Arbenina. The screenplay concerns a barrister who prosecutes his own wife, who has recently had an affair with a Member of Parliament, for murder. It was based on a novel by F. Britten Austin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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