Puddnhead Wilson (film)
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Genre Comedy, Drama Cinematography Walter Stradling Duration Language English | Director Frank Reicher Story by Mark Twain Produced by Jesse L. Lasky Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date January 31, 1916 (1916-01-31) Based on Puddnhead Wilson
by Mark Twain Writer Margaret Turnbull (scenario), Mark Twain (novel) Cast Alan Hale - Sr (Tom Driscoll), Jane Wolfe (Roxy), Thomas Meighan (Chambers), Theodore Roberts (Puddnhead Wilson), Ernest Joy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pudd'nhead Wilson is a lost 1916 American comedy silent film directed by Frank Reicher and written by Margaret Turnbull. The film stars Theodore Roberts, Alan Hale, Sr., Thomas Meighan, Florence Dagmar, Jane Wolfe and Ernest Joy. The film was released on January 31, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.
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Plot
The film revolves around a murder mystery. The story takes place in the mid 19th century. A biracial nurse named Roxy (Jane Wolff) swaps her son with her master's son. That son grows up as Tom Driscoll, while the real Tom grows up as the slave known as Chambers. Rowena Cooper comes from the North and falls in love with Chambers. Chambers is accused of murder and the eccentric lawyer Pudd'nhead Wilson looks for details. He uses fingerprints to uncover the real killer, but during his investigation he figures out Chambers and Tom were switched as infants.
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