''The Last Witness'' is a 1925 British silent crime film directed by

Fred Paul Fred Paul (1880–1967) was a Swiss-born British actor and film director. Paul was born in Lausanne in 1880 but moved to Britain at a young age. He was a prolific actor and director in the 1910s and 1920s, but his career dramatically declined with ...

and starring Paul,

Isobel Elsom Isobel Elsom (born Isabelle Reed; 16 March 1893 – 12 January 1981) was an English film, theatre, and television actress. She was often cast as aristocrats or upper-class women. Early years Born in Chesterton, Cambridge, Elsom attend ...

and Stella Arbenina. The screenplay concerns a barrister who prosecutes his own wife, who has recently had an affair with a

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, for murder. It was based on a novel by F. Britten Austin.

Cast

as Stephen Brand KC *

as Letitia Brand * Stella Arbenina as Mrs. Stapleton * Queenie Thomas as Lady Somerville * John F. Hamilton as Eric Norton * Tom Nesbitt as Maurice Tregarthen * Aubrey Fitzgerald as Lord Bunny Somerville

References

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* 1925 films British silent feature films 1925 crime films Films directed by Fred Paul Films based on British novels British crime films Films set in London Stoll Pictures films Films shot at Cricklewood Studios British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films {{1920s-UK-film-stub