Held to Answer

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Held to Answer
Directed by Harold M. Shaw
Written by Winifred Dunn
Starring House Peters
CinematographyGeorge Rizard
Distributed by Metro Pictures
Release date
  • November 22, 1923 (1923-11-22)
Running time
6 reels (approximately 80 minutes)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent

Held to Answer is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw. It was based on the novel Held to Answer (1916), by Peter Clark MacFarlane. The film is considered to be lost. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Kear, Lynn (2009). Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook . p.  137. ISBN   978-0-7864-4363-5.
  2. "Held to Answer". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved January 9, 2014.