Legally Dead
1923 film
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.
01Plot
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 hanged just before he is found innocent but a doctor revives him by giving him a shot of adrenaline.
02Cast
- Milton Sills as Will Campbell
- Margaret Campbell as Mrs. Mazie Campbell
- Claire Adams as Minnie O'Reilly
- Eddie Sturgis as Jake Dorr
- Faye O'Neill as Jake's Sweetheart
- Charles A. Stevenson as Malcolm Steel
- Joseph W. Girard as District Attorney
- Albert Prisco as The Anarchist
- Herbert Fortier as The Judge
- Charles Wellesley as The Governor
- Robert Homans as Detective Powell
- Brandon Hurst as Dr. Gelzer
03Preservation
With no prints of Legally Dead located in any film archives, it is a lost film.
Sources and credits
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