The Woman Under Oath (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.
- Released
- 1919-06-29
- Genres
- Mystery, Drama
- Runtime
- 75 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- John M. Stahl
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 2 votes
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
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