A Japanese Idyll

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A Japanese Idyll
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Directed by Lois Weber
Produced by Rex Motion Picture Company
Starring Lois Weber
Distributed by Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Release date
  • August 29, 1912 (1912-08-29)
Running time
1 reel
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent..English titles

A Japanese Idyll is a 1912 silent short drama film directed by and starring Lois Weber. The film was produced by the Rex Motion Picture Company for release by Universal Film Manufacturing Company.

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The film is preserved at the Library of Congress. [1]

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References

  1. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.92 c.1978 by The American Film Institute