Legally Dead
1923 film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1923 film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Legally Dead is a 1923 American drama film directed by William Parke and written by Harvey Gates. The film stars Milton Sills, Margaret Campbell, Claire Adams, Eddie Sturgis, Faye O'Neill, and Charles A. Stevenson. The film was released on July 30, 1923, by Universal Pictures.[1][2][3]
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| Directed by | William Parke |
| Screenplay by | Harvey Gates |
| Story by | Charles Furthman |
| Starring | Milton Sills Margaret Campbell Claire Adams Eddie Sturgis Faye O'Neill Charles A. Stevenson |
| Cinematography | Richard Fryer |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
A reporter Will Campbell gets himself arrested to get material for a story. He later gets a job as a bank teller but is hounded by a detective who knows Campbell is an ex-con. The detective is found murdered and Campbell is sentenced to death for the crime. He is hung just before he found innocent but a doctor revives him by giving him a shot of adrenaline.[4]
With no prints of Legally Dead located in any film archives,[5] it is a lost film.
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