The Woman Under Oath (1919)

6.5/10 75 min Mystery Drama

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

Florence Reed

Grace Norton

Hugh Thompson

John Schuyler

Gareth Hughes

Jim O'Neil

David Powell

Edward Knox

Florida Kingsley

Mrs. O'Neill

May McAvoy

Edith Norton

Tom McGuire

District Attorney

Edward Elkas

A Juror

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