The People vs. John Doe (1916)

A fictionalized composite of several celebrated murder cases, particularly the Stielow case, in which an innocent man is convicted and sentenced to death on purely speculative evidence.

Lois Weber

Director

George Berrell

as Wealthy Farmer

Harry De More

as John Doe

Maude George

as His Sister (as Maud George)

Charles Hill Mailes

as Detective

Willis Marks

as Doe's Brother

Evelyn Selbie

as Mrs. Doe

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