Counsel for the Defense is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Jay Hunt, Betty Compson, and House Peters. It is based on the 1912 novel of the same name by Leroy Scott. Plot As described in a film magazine review, two men who wish to give the town’s waterworks into the hands of a private company are opposed by Doc West, an old doctor. To clear the path for their scheme, they have the doctor arrested and charged with bribery. No local lawyer wishes to oppose the powerful schemers, so the doctor’s daughter Katherine defends him. He loses his case, but the young woman unearths evidence against his enemies, clears his name, and has the others brought to justice. Cast Preservation With no prints of Counsel for the Defense located in any film archives, it is a lost film. References External links 1925 films Films directed by Burton L. King Lost American films Films based on American novels American silent feature films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1925 drama films Associated Exhibitors films 1920s American films 1925 lost films Lost drama films 1920s English-language films