A Scarlet Week-End | |
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Directed by | George Melford |
Written by | Oliver Drake |
Based on | The Woman in Purple Pajamas by Wilson Collison |
Produced by | Willis Kent |
Starring | Dorothy Revier Theodore von Eltz Phyllis Barrington |
Cinematography | William Nobles |
Edited by | Ruth Wright |
Production company | Willis Kent Productions |
Distributed by | Maxim Productions |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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