Held to Answer

Held to Answer
Directed byHarold M. Shaw
Written byWinifred Dunn
StarringHouse Peters
CinematographyGeorge Rizard
Distributed byMetro Pictures
Release date
  • November 22, 1923 (1923-11-22)
Running time
6 reels (approximately 80 minutes)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent

Held to Answer is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring House Peters. It was based on the novel Held to Answer (1916), by Peter Clark MacFarlane and was adapted for the screen by Winifred Dunn.

Cast

Preservation

Held to Answer is currently presumed lost. In February 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.

References

  1. ↑ Kear, Lynn (2009). Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-7864-4363-5.
  2. ↑ "Held to Answer". afi.com. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  3. ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Held to Answer". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  4. ↑ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved April 5, 2026.