The Honor System

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The Honor System is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Raoul Walsh that explores themes of justice and morality within the prison system.

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The Honor System canonical 1
The Honor System (1917 film) 1

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instanceOf American film
drama film
feature film
silent film
basedOn novel "The Honor System"
basedOnAuthor Henry Christeen Warnack
cinematographyBy Dal Clawson
countryOfOrigin United States
director Raoul Walsh
directorFilmographyPosition early major feature by Raoul Walsh
distributor Fox Film Corporation
filmFormat black-and-white
silent
genre drama
prison film
narrativeFocus corruption in the penal system
redemption
wrongful imprisonment
notableFor early depiction of prison reform issues in American cinema
originalLanguage Silent film (English intertitles)
productionCompany Fox Film Corporation
productionStatus partially lost film
releaseDate 1917
releaseYear 1917
runtime approximately 70 minutes
screenwriter Henry Christeen Warnack
Raoul Walsh
setIn Arizona
starred Carl Miller
Charles Clary
Cora Drew
George Walsh
James A. Marcus
Milton Sills
Miriam Cooper
Ralph Lewis
theme justice
morality
prison system

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Wilfred Lucas notableWork The Honor System
Milton Sills notableWork The Honor System (1917 film)
linked to: The Honor System