The Woman Under Oath

The Woman Under Oath

75 mins | Drama, Mystery | June 29, 1919

After a forward introduces the question of whether women are temperamentally suited for jury duty, Jim O'Neil, a young shipping clerk, is found holding a revolver over his dead employer, Edward Knox. The celebrated novelist Grace Norton, selected to be on the jury at Jim's trial, becomes the first woman juror in New York.

The Woman Under Oath

75 mins | Drama, Mystery | June 29, 1919

The Woman Under Oath
After a forward introduces the question of whether women are temperamentally suited for jury duty, Jim O'Neil, a young shipping clerk, is found holding a revolver over his dead employer, Edward Knox. The celebrated novelist Grace Norton, selected to be on the jury at Jim's trial, becomes the first woman juror in New York.
Producers Tribune Productions Inc.
Original title The Woman Under Oath
Directors John M. Stahl
Writers

Cast

Florence Reed

as Grace Norton

Hugh Thompson

as John Schuyler

Gareth Hughes

as Jim O'Neil

David Powell

as Edward Knox

Florida Kingsley

as Mrs. O'Neill

Mildred Cheshire

as Helen

May McAvoy

as Edith Norton

Harold Entwistle

as The Judge

Tom McGuire

as District Attorney

Walter McEwen

as Defense Attorney

Edward Brennen

as Clerk of the Court

Frank De Camp

as Jury Foreman

Edward Elkas

as A Juror