A Master Stroke

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A Master Stroke
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Directed by Chester Bennett
Written by Frederic Van Rensselaer Dey (novel)
Lucien Hubbard
H. Thomson Rich
Starring Earle Williams
Vola Vale
Lee Hill
Production
company
Distributed byVitagraph Company of America
Release date
  • June 1920 (1920-06)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

A Master Stroke is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Earle Williams, Vola Vale and Lee Hill. [1]

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References

  1. Spehr & Lundquist p.45

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