description Manslaughter Overview
Manslaughter is a 1922 American silent drama directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Leatrice Joy, Thomas Meighan, and Lois Wilson. Joy plays a wealthy, reckless young woman whose conduct leads to a fatal traffic incident and prosecution by a district attorney with whom she has a personal connection. The film combines crime, romance, and social melodrama while contrasting privileged excess with legal and moral accountability.
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What is the plot of Cecil B. DeMille's 1922 Manslaughter?
Leatrice Joy plays Lydia Thorne, a wealthy and reckless woman whose car kills a policeman. District attorney Daniel J. O'Bannon, played by Thomas Meighan, prosecutes her while also being emotionally involved in the case. [Cecil B. DeMille film record](https://www.cecilbdemille.com/portfolio-item/manslaughter/)
Is Manslaughter a silent film?
Yes, it is a 1922 American silent drama presented with English intertitles and a runtime of about 100 minutes. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released as a Paramount picture. [Kino Lorber film details](https://kinolorber.com/film/manslaughter)
Who stars in Manslaughter besides Leatrice Joy?
Thomas Meighan plays district attorney Daniel J. O'Bannon, and Lois Wilson plays Evans, Lydia's maid. Jeanie Macpherson wrote the screenplay from Alice Duer Miller's novel. [Cecil B. DeMille film record](https://www.cecilbdemille.com/portfolio-item/manslaughter/)
Is the 1930 Manslaughter the same film?
No, Paramount released a separate sound remake in 1930. George Abbott directed that version, which starred Claudette Colbert and Fredric March rather than Leatrice Joy and Thomas Meighan. [AFI Catalog](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/10638-MANSLAUGHTER)
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