False Evidence, originally titled Madelon of the Redwoods, is a 1919 American silent drama film that was directed by Edwin Carewe. It stars Viola Dana, Wheeler Oakman, and Joseph King, and was released on April 21, 1919.

False Evidence
Newspaper advertisement for False Evidence (1919 film)
Directed by	Edwin Carewe
Written by	Finis Fox
Based on	the novel, Madelon by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Starring	Viola Dana Wheeler Oakman Joseph King
Cinematography	John Arnold
Production company	Metro Pictures
Release date	April 21, 1919 (1919-04-21) (US)[1]
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Cast

• Viola Dana as Madelon MacTavish
• Wheeler Oakman as Burr Gordon
• Joseph King as Lot Gordon
• Edward J. Connelly as Sandy MacTavish
• J. Patrick O'Malley as Richard MacTavish
• Peggy Pearce as Dorothy Fair
• Virginia Ross as Samanthy Brown

Production

On March 17, 1919, the Santa Cruz Evening News reported that Viola Dana and Wheeler Oakman, for Metro Pictures, had finished filming on location at Hopkins' Big Trees in Felton and were headed south to film the interior segments of Madelon of the Redwoods.[2] According to Derek Whaley, Metro repurposed defunct buildings in a part of the park called Welch Grove to serve as a "pioneer town" for the film.[3]

References

External links

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• False Evidence at IMDb
• False Evidence at the TCM Movie Database
• False Evidence at the American Film Institute Catalog
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