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The Ware Case (1917)

The Ware Case poster
Directed by
Walter West
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is put on trial for a serious crime. The film follows the courtroom proceedings and the events that led to them.

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What happens

The Ware Case is a 1917 British silent drama film directed by Walter West and starring Matheson Lang, Violet Hopson and Ivy Close. It is an adaptation of the play The Ware Case by George Pleydell Bancroft, filmed again in 1928 and in 1938. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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