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Manslaughter

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A rich society girl causes the death of a policeman, is prosecuted by her fiancé, then is sent to prison. Later she reforms her partying and wild ways, but her ex-fiancé becomes a wasted alcoholic.

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Manslaughter

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Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Mar 13, 2010
DeMille is the Griffith of Snark Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Elliott B @Ebrown Feb 15, 2017 A standard demille. Sermon with spectacle See more Jun 8, 2012 A wealthy socialite loves fast cars and wild parties. Trying to evade arrest, she accidently kills a policeman and is convicted of MANSLAUGHTER (1922). Her fiance is the attorney for the prosecution and once she is put in prison, he is so distraught he turns to hard liquor, but she reforms in prison and learns love and service are the way to live. Considered one of the worst early DeMille movies, i actually liked this one quite a bit See more Read all reviews
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Cecil B. DeMille

Director

Leatrice Joy

Lydia Thorne

Thomas Meighan

Daniel J. O'Bannon

Lois Wilson

Evans

John Miltern

Gov. Stephan Albee

George Fawcett

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Synopsis A rich society girl causes the death of a policeman, is prosecuted by her fiancé, then is sent to prison. Later she reforms her partying and wild ways, but her ex-fiancé becomes a wasted alcoholic.
Director
Cecil B. DeMille
Producer
Cecil B. DeMille
Screenwriter
Jeanie Macpherson
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures
Genre
Drama
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 24, 1922, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 14, 2020
Runtime
1h 52m
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