''Justice'' is a 1917 British silent crime film directed by

Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year. He a ...

and starring

Gerald du Maurier Sir Gerald Hubert Edward Busson du Maurier (26 March 1873 – 11 April 1934) was an English actor and manager. He was the son of author George du Maurier and his wife, Emma Wightwick, and the brother of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies. In 1903, he ...

Hilda Moore Hilda Mary Moore (born 1886 in London – 18 May 1929 in New York City) was a British stage and film actress. Hilda Moore served in France in WW1 with the FANY British Convoy (First Aid Nursing Yeomanry). The FANY were the first women to driv ...

, and

Lilian Braithwaite Dame Florence Lilian Braithwaite, (9 March 1873 – 17 September 1948), known professionally as Lilian Braithwaite, was an English actress, primarily of the stage, although she appeared in both silent and talkie films. Early life She was born ...

. It was based on the 1910 play ''

Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...

'' by John Galsworthy. It is not known whether the film currently survives, which suggests that it is a

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Cast

as Falder *

as Ruth Honeywell *

as Falder's Sister *

James Carew James Usselman (February 5, 1876 – April 4, 1938), known professionally as James Carew, was an American actor who appeared in many films, mainly in Britain. He was born in Goshen, Indiana in 1876 and began work as a clerk in a publishing fir ...

as Wister * E. Vivian Reynolds as James How * Douglas Munro as Cokeson * Hayford Hobbs as Walter How *

Margaret Bannerman Margaret Bannerman (born Marguerite Grand; December 15, 1896 – June 14, 1976) was a Canadian actress. She is known for her work in the English films '' The Gay Lord Quex'', '' Lady Audley's Secret'' and '' Hindle Wakes''. She had a successful c ...

as Miss Cokeson * Teddy Arundell as Honeywell * Bert Wynne as Davis * Hubert Willis as Brother-in-Law *

Frank Dane Frank Dane was a British actor of the silent era. Dane was born Frank Hughbert Thomas Crust on 7 June 1885 in Deal, Kent. He died in 1957 at age 71 in Chichester, Sussex. Selected filmography * '' A Daughter of England'' (1915) * ''Justice'' (19 ...

as Frome * Edward O'Neill as Governor

Reception

Like many American films of the time, the British film ''Justice'' was subject to cuts and restrictions by American city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut, in Reel 2, the man stealing from a safe and, in Reel 3, the entire scene of the prisoner attacking guard, taking keys, changing clothes, etc., to where the prisoner leaves the cell.

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* Films based on works by John Galsworthy 1917 films British silent feature films 1917 crime films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey British films based on plays Ideal Film Company films British black-and-white films British crime films 1910s British films {{1910s-crime-film-stub