A Master of Craft

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A Master of Craft
Directed by Thomas Bentley
Written by W. W. Jacobs (novel)
Eliot Stannard
Starring Fred Groves
Mercy Hatton
Judd Green
Arthur Cleave
Production
company
Distributed byIdeal Film Company
Release date
1922
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

A Master of Craft is a 1922 British silent comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Fred Groves, Mercy Hatton and Judd Green. [1] It was based on a 1900 novel by W. W. Jacobs.

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References

  1. "BFI | Film & TV Database | A MASTER OF CRAFT (1922)". Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2012.