''Mrs. Dane's Defense'' is a 1918 American

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directed by Hugh Ford and written by

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and

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. The film stars

Pauline Frederick Pauline Frederick (born Pauline Beatrice Libbey, August 12, 1883 – September 19, 1938) was an American stage and film actress. Early life Frederick was born Pauline Beatrice Libbey (later changed to Libby) in Boston in 1883 (some sources stat ...

Frank Losee Frank Losee (June 12, 1856 – November 14, 1937) was an American stage and screen actor. A veteran of the Broadway stage he began in silent films in 1915. Often he played the father of Mary Pickford, Pauline Frederick and Marguerite Clark. Car ...

, Leslie Austin,

Maude Turner Gordon Maude Turner Gordon (November 10, 1868 – January 12, 1940) was an American actress who appeared in 81 films between 1914 and 1938. Biography Born in Franklin, Indiana, Gordon was the daughter of Alexander and Nancy Wright Turner. She wa ...

Ormi Hawley Ormetta Grace Hawley (February 21, 1889, Holyoke, Massachusetts—June 3, 1942, Rome, New York) was an American actress. Hawley attended the New England Conservatory of Music. She began her acting career in live theatre with a stock theater ...

and John L. Shine. The film was released on January 7, 1918, by

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Plot

Cast

as Felicia Hindemarsh *

as Sir Danile Carteret * Leslie Austin as Lionel Carteret *

as Lady Eastney *

as Janet *John L. Shine as Mr. Bulsom-Porter *

Ida Darling Ida Darling (February 23, 1880 – June 5, 1936) was an American actress of the stage and in silent motion pictures. Biography Darling was born in New York City. She performed on the New York stage for 40 years. During the 10 years she re ...

as Mrs. Bulsom-porter *

Cyril Chadwick Cyril Chadwick (11 June 1879 – 3 November 1955) was an English actor of the silent era. He appeared in 70 films between 1913 and 1938. He was born in Kensington, London. Partial filmography * ''Doc'' (1914) - Eastman * ''Mrs. Black Is Ba ...

as James Risbee *

Amelia Summerville Amelia Summerville (born Amelia Shaw, 15 October 1862 – 21 January 1934) was an Irish-born American stage and silent film actress. Biography Summerville was born in County Kildare, Ireland and migrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada as a child. Sh ...

as The Duchess of Grantby *Frank Kingdon as The Vicar *Howard Hall as Mr. Trent *Grace Reals as Mrs. Trent *

Mary Navarro Mary Anderson (later Mary Anderson de Navarro; July 28, 1859 – May 29, 1940) was an American theatre actress. Early life Mary Antoinette Anderson was the daughter of Charles Henry Anderson, an Oxford-educated New Yorker, and his wife, Antonia ...

as Mrs. Dane of Canada

References

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* * 1918 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1918 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Hugh Ford American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub