page_title: Acquitted (1916 film)
section_title: Release and reception
hierarchical_section_title: Acquitted (1916 film) / Release and reception
caption_attribution_description: English: Scene from Acquitted with Mary Alden, Carmen De Rue, and Wilfred Lucas
context_page_description: Acquitted is a 1916 American silent mystery film produced by the Fine Arts Film Company and distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. Paul Powell directed a screenplay by Roy Somerville based on a 1907 short story by Mary Roberts Rinehart. Tod Browning served as an uncredited writer.
  This film marks the first starring role of Wilfred Lucas, and may mark Bessie Love's film debut. The film is presumed lost.
context_section_description: The film was heavily censored in Ohio, with scenes of violence and drug sales and use removed before distribution.
  The film was well-reviewed. Wilfred Lucas received positive reviews for his performance in the lead role, as did Powell's direction. Bessie Love was positively likened to her contemporaries Mary Pickford and Mae Marsh.
caption: Film still featuring Alden, De Rue, and Lucas.
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