Held to Answer
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| Held to Answer | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Harold M. Shaw |
| Written by | Winifred Dunn |
| Starring | House Peters |
| Cinematography | George Rizard |
| Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels (approximately 80 minutes) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
Held to Answer is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring House Peters. It was based on the novel Held to Answer (1916), by Peter Clark MacFarlane[1] and was adapted for the screen by Winifred Dunn.[2]
- House Peters as John Hampstead
- Grace Carlyle as Mariann Dounay
- John St. Polis as Hiram Burbeck (as John Sainpolis)
- Evelyn Brent as Bessie Burbeck
- James Morrison as Rollie Burbeck
- Lydia Knott as Mrs. Burbeck
- Bull Montana as 'Red' Lizard
- Gale Henry as The Maid
- Tom Guise as The Judge (as Thomas Guise)
- William Robert Daly as The Organist (as Robert Daly)
- Charles West as 'Spider' Welch
- Charles Hill Mailes as District Attorney Searle (as Charles Mailes)
