On Trial

On Trial

70 mins | Drama | June 23, 1917

Robert Strickland, the self-confessed murderer of Gerald Trask, refuses to defend himself on the witness stand. His attorney, however, cross-examines Strickland's wife.

On Trial

70 mins | Drama | June 23, 1917

On Trial
Robert Strickland, the self-confessed murderer of Gerald Trask, refuses to defend himself on the witness stand. His attorney, however, cross-examines Strickland's wife.
Producers The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
Original title On Trial
Directors James Young
Writers James Young, Elmer Rice

Cast

Barbara Castleton

as Mrs. Robert Strickland

Sidney Ainsworth

as Robert Strickland

Mary McAllister

as Doris Strickland

James Young

as Gerald Trask

Corene Uzzell

as Mrs. Gerald Trask

Patrick Calhoun

as Glover

Richard Foster Baker

as The Judge

Harry Dunkinson

as Attorney for the Defense

Marion Skinner

as Strickland Family Housekeeper

Robert Bolder

as Mr. Burke

Thomas Commerford

as Hotel Owner

Frank Hamilton

as Court Clerk