The Acquittal (1923)

overview : When a wealthy man is found murdered in his bedroom, one of his two adopted sons is arrested and charged with the killing. However, the verdict at his trial is an acquittal. Since the police don't seem to be particularly interested in finding the real killer, the dead man's daughter-in-law--the wife of the adopted son who wasn't charged--takes it upon herself to solve the crime.

Release Date : Nov 19, 1923

Runtime : 1h 10m

Genre : Mystery  

Companies : Universal Pictures

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : adoption, patricide