A Front Page Story

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A Front Page Story
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Directed by Jess Robbins
Written byF.W. Beebee
Story by Arthur F. Goodrich
Starring Edward Everett Horton
Lloyd Ingraham
James Corrigan
Cinematography Vernon L. Walker
Production
company
Distributed byVitagraph Company of America
Release date
  • December 25, 1922 (1922-12-25)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

A Front Page Story is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Jess Robbins and starring Edward Everett Horton, Lloyd Ingraham, and James Corrigan. [1]

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  1. Monaco p. 263.

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