A Divorce of Convenience

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A Divorce of Convenience
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Directed by Robert Ellis
Written by Victor Heerman
Sarah Y. Mason
Produced by Lewis J. Selznick
Starring Owen Moore
Katherine Perry
Nita Naldi
Cinematography Alfred Gandolfi
Production
company
Distributed bySelznick Pictures
Release date
  • May 1921 (1921-05)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

A Divorce of Convenience is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Ellis and starring Owen Moore, Katherine Perry and Nita Naldi. [1]

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References

  1. Munden p.191

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