DVD
Manslaughter ; and, The cheat
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Double feature ed. ; Full screen version.
Languages
Silent film with English intertitles.
Performers
The cheat: Fannie Ward, Sessue Hayakawa.
Publication Information
New York : Kino on Video, [2002]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (100, 59 min.) : sd., col. tint, b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Series
Summary
Manslaughter: Society-girl thrillseeker Lydia causes the death of motorcycle policeman and is prosecuted by her fiance Daniel. While she's in prison she reforms and Daniel becomes a wasted alcoholic.
The cheat: A venal, spoiled stockbroker's wife impulsively embezzles $10,000 from the charity she chairs and desperately turns to a Japanese ivory trader to replace the stolen money.
Notes
Manslaughter is based on the novel by Alice Duer Miller.
Manslaughter originally released as a silent film in 1915; the Cheat originally released as a silent film in 1922.