A Cigarette-Maker's Romance | |
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Directed by | Frank Wilson |
Written by | Francis Marion Crawford (novella) John Martin Harvey |
Starring | John Martin Harvey Nell de Silva Margaret Yarde |
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Distributed by | Hepworth Pictures |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
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