A Celebrated Case
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Alice Joyce
Guy Coombs
Marguerite Courtot
James B. Ross
Harry Millarde
Alice Hollister
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Madeline, the foster sister of the Duchess d'Aubeterre, marries Jean Renaud, a French soldier, and has a daughter named Adrienne. Five years later, on a battlefield, Renaud is entrusted by the Count de Moray with jewels and papers proving that Adrienne is his heir. After Moray's death, Renaud gives everything to Madeline and then returns to the battle. Lazarre, who had followed Renaud, then goes to Madeline and demands the jewels. Madeline's refusal awakens Adrienne, but Madeline quiets her by saying that her father is home. When Madeline still refuses Lazarre's request, he stabs her. Later, Adrienne tells the neighbors that her father had just been with her mother. Renaud is sentenced to prison for life, after which the Duchess adopts Adrienne. Many years later, Adrienne reencounters her father and eventually the true murderer is revealed and Renaud is pardoned.
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An English language version of the play opened in New York on January 23, 1878. Modern sources also list George Melford as the film's director and Gene Gauntier as the scenarist.
