The Third Degree (1919)
May 19, 1919Release Date
Plot.
An expose of the methods used by a police-department to extract a confession from a suspect, regardless of innocence or guilt, and the effect and consequences on a family when an innocent member breaks under the interrogation methods and confesses to a crime he did not commit.
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Cast & Crew.
Alice Joyce
Annie Sands
Gladden James
Howard Jeffries Jr
Anders Randolf
Howard Jeffries Sr
Hedda Hopper
Mrs. Howard Jeffries Sr
George Backus
Richard Brewster
Tom Terriss
Director
John P. Wade
Dr. Thompson
L. Rogers Lytton
Captain Clinton
Eugene Mullin
Writer
Edward McGuire
Sergeant Maloney
Phil Lang
Writer
Herbert Evans
Robert Underwood
Charles Klein
Theatre Play
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Wiki.
The Third Degree is a 1919 American silent crime drama directed by Tom Terriss produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. It is based on the 1909 play of the same name by Charles Klein.Filmed several times throughout the silent era, this version starred Alice Joyce with actress/gossip columnist Hedda Hopper in a supporting role and was the next to last silent version of the play, the last being released in 1926 starring Dolores Costello. The Third Degree is now considered to be a lost film.