23 1/2 Hours' Leave

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Directed by Henry King
Screenplay by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Agnes Christine Johnston
Produced by Thomas H. Ince
Starring Douglas MacLean
Doris May
Tom Guise
Maxfield Stanley
Wade Boteler
Alfred Hollingsworth
CinematographyBert Cann
Production
companies
Thomas H. Ince Corporation
Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • November 16, 1919 (1919-11-16)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

23 1/2 Hours' Leave is a lost [1] 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Henry King and written by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Agnes Christine Johnston. The film stars Douglas MacLean, Doris May, Tom Guise, Maxfield Stanley, Wade Boteler and Alfred Hollingsworth. It was released on November 16, 1919 by Paramount Pictures. [2] [3] In 1937, MacLean produced a remake for Grand National Pictures.

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References

  1. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: 23 1/2 Hours' Leave
  2. "23 1/2 Hours' Leave (1919) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  3. "23 1/2 Hours' Leave". afi.com. Retrieved 16 January 2015.