
An experiment in death penalty. A man is accused of a murder, that never happened.


The Unsettling Morality of 'Capital Punishment': A Deep Dive into a Silent Era Provocation In the annals of silent cinema, certain films stand out not merely for their technical prowess or star power, but for their audacious willingness to tackle profound social and ethical questions. B.P. Schulberg’s 1925 pr...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

James P. Hogan

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" The Unsettling Morality of 'Capital Punishment': A Deep Dive into a Silent Era Provocation In the annals of silent cinema, certain films stand out not merely for their technical prowess or star power, but for their audacious willingness to tackle profound social and ethical questions. B.P. Schulberg’s 1925 production, Capital Punishment, is unequivocally one such work. More than a mere melodrama, it functions as a societal mirror, reflecting the anxieties and moral quandaries surroundi..."
John F. Goodrich, Florence L. Gilbert, B.P. Schulberg
United States


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