''Those Who Judge'' is a 1924 American
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 ...
directed by
Burton L. King
Burton L. King (August 25, 1877 – May 4, 1944) was an American film actor and director. One of his best-known productions was '' The Lost Battalion'' (1919).
Selected filmography
* '' The Battle of Gettysburg'' (1913)
* ''Under the Crescent'' ...
and starring
Patsy Ruth Miller
Patsy Ruth Miller (born Patricia Ruth Miller; January 17, 1904 – July 16, 1995) was an American film actress who played Esméralda in ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1923) opposite Lon Chaney.
Early years
Miller was born and raised in St. ...
,
Lou Tellegen, and
Mary Thurman
Mary Thurman (née Christiansen; April 27, 1895 – December 22, 1925) was an American actress of the silent film era.
Early life
Mary Christiansen was born in Richfield, Utah on April 27, 1895, one of seven children raised in the Church of ...
.
Plot
As described in a film magazine,
any romance between Angelique Dean (Miller) and John Dawson (Tellegen) is shattered when she confesses that she has been made the victim of a mock marriage during
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
. Chapman Griswold (Albertson), who knows the facts tries to force her to marry him, but is prevented, when John learns at the deathbed of Angelique's deceiver, Major Twilling (Henry), the truth about her noble self sacrifice on behalf of her sister and also that the mock marriage was one in name only.
Cast
References
Bibliography
* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
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1924 films
1924 drama films
1920s English-language films
American silent feature films
Silent American drama films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Burton L. King
1920s American films
English-language drama films
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