The Woman Under Oath
1919
75 minutes
Overview
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.
Top Cast
Florence Reed
Grace Norton
Hugh Thompson
John Schuyler
Gareth Hughes
Jim O'Neil
David Powell
Edward Knox
Florida Kingsley
Mrs. O'Neill
Mildred Cheshire
Helen
May McAvoy
Edith Norton
Harold Entwistle
The Judge
Tom McGuire
District Attorney
Walter McEwen
Defense Attorney
Edward Brennen
Clerk of the Court
Frank De Camp
Jury Foreman
Edward Elkas
A Juror