
The Paliser Case(1920)
A young woman consents to a bad marriage to an unscrupulous man in order to save her father from ruin. When her marriage is disrupted by a murder, three different people confess to it.
Movie: The Paliser Case
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Margaret Austen

The Paliser Case
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A young woman consents to a bad marriage to an unscrupulous man in order to save her father from ruin. When her marriage is disrupted by a murder, three different people confess to it.
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1920-02-15
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