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The Leavenworth Case (1923)

The Leavenworth Case poster
Directed by
Charles Giblyn
Genre
mystery film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A wealthy man is found dead and a detective investigates the circumstances. The suspects include members of his household and a lawyer.

old-fashionedmysteriouslow-keytheatricalintriguing

What happens

The Leavenworth Case is a 1923 American silent mystery film directed by Charles Giblyn and starring Seena Owen, Martha Mansfield, and Wilfred Lytell. It is based on the 1878 novel The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green, which was later also adapted into a 1936 sound film of the same title. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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