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The Third Degree

The Third Degree

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  • Cast
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Status

Released

Release Date

May 19, 1919

Runtime

0h 50m

Genres

Crime, Drama, Romance

Original Title

The Third Degree

Production Companies

Vitagraph Company of America

Director

Tom Terriss

Description

An expose of the methods used by a police-department to extract a confession from a suspect, regardless of innocence or guilt, and the effect and consequences on a family when an innocent member breaks under the interrogation methods and confesses to a crime he did not commit.