''The Murdoch Trial'' is a 1914 British silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Laurence Trimble Laurence Norwood Trimble (February 15, 1885 – February 8, 1954) was an American silent film film director, director, screenwriter, writer and actor. Trimble began his film career directing Jean (dog), Jean, the Vitagraph Dog, the first canine ...

and starring

Florence Turner Florence Turner (January 6, 1885 – August 28, 1946) was an American actress who became known as the "Vitagraph Girl" in early silent films. Biography Born in New York City, Turner was pushed into appearing on the stage at age three by he ...

Frank Tennant Frank Tennant (10 August 1876 – 13 January 1971) was a British stage and screen actor Frank Tennant was born Thomas Henry Merriman in Upper Broughton, Nottinghamshire. He died at age 94 in Horsmonden, Kent. Selected filmography * ''The Mur ...

and Richard Norton.Low p.304 It was shot at

Walton Studios Walton Studios, previously named Hepworth Studios and Nettlefold Studios, was a film production studio in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, England.Florence Turner Florence Turner (January 6, 1885 – August 28, 1946) was an American actress who became known as the "Vitagraph Girl" in early silent films. Biography Born in New York City, Turner was pushed into appearing on the stage at age three by he ...

as Helen Story *

as Lionel Mann * Richard Norton as Henry Murdock * William Felton as The Butler * G.C. Colonna as The Nephew * John Kelt as The Prosecution * Alfred Phillips as The Defense * Lucy Sibley as The Housekeeper *

as A Butler

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film: 1906-1914''. Allen & Unwin, 1973.

External links

* 1914 films 1914 drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Laurence Trimble Films set in London British black-and-white films Films shot at Nettlefold Studios Hepworth Pictures films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent British drama films {{UK-silent-film-stub