The Woman Under Oath
5
75 minutes
6/29/1919
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.
Cast List
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
Edward Elkas
as A Juror
Jane Jennings