''The Woman on the Jury'' is a

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1924 American silent

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produced and released by Associated First National and directed by Harry Hoyt. It is based on a Broadway stage play, ''The Woman on the Jury'', and stars Sylvia Breamer and

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. The story was refilmed in 1929 as an early talkie under the title ''

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'' starring

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Production

The film was primarily shot at night so that the cast and crew could work on other films during the day.

Plot

In the

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, notorious philanderer George Montgomery (Cody) is murdered, and his former sweetheart Grace (Love) is put on trial. Betty Brown (Breamer) and her husband Fred Masters (Mayo) both serve on the jury. When the defendant is nearly wrongfully convicted, Betty reveals her own history with the murder victim—that she once had been in love with him and tried to kill him—proves that the defendant is innocent.

Cast

Reception

The film received generally positive reviews, and Breamer's performance was particularly well-reviewed.

Preservation

With no copies of ''The Woman on the Jury'' located in any film archives,Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''The Woman on the Jury''
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