Pudd'nhead Wilson is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Reicher and written by Margaret Turnbull.

The film stars Theodore Roberts, Alan Hale, Sr., Thomas Meighan, Florence Dagmar, Jane Wolfe, and Ernest Joy.

He uses fingerprints to uncover the real killer, but during his investigation he figures out Chambers and Tom were switched as infants.

For example, the Ohio Board of Censors, taking action to remove racist language in the film, required a cut of the intertitles "What you gwine to do for this chile, Marse?

", "I ain't your nigger any more, Marse Tom", "I'll pay you by buying one of Driscoll's yaller gals for you", "I hate all yellow girls.