A Clouded Name | |
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Directed by | Austin O. Huhn |
Written by | Tom Bret |
Starring | Norma Shearer Gladden James |
Cinematography | Jean Logan |
Production company | Logan Productions |
Distributed by | Playgoers Pictures |
Release date | February 18, 1923 |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
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