A Royal Family

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A Royal Family
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Directed by William Nigh
Starring Fuller Mellish
Montagu Love
Anna Murdock
Cinematography Arthur A. Cadwell
Production
company
Columbia Pictures
Distributed by Metro Pictures
Release date
  • August 16, 1915 (1915-08-16)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

A Royal Family is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by William Nigh, starring Fuller Mellish, Montagu Love, and Anna Murdock. [1] It is also sometimes alternatively titled The Royal Family. [2]

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Cast

Preservation

The film has been preserved by MGM. [3]

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References

  1. Parish & Pitts p.293
  2. A Royal Family (1915), American Film Institute, retrieved 26 June 2024
  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:A Royal Family

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