A Sheffield Blade

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A Sheffield Blade
Directed by Joseph Jay Bamberger
Harry T. Roberts
Written by A.G. Hales
Joseph Jay Bamberger
Starring George Foley
Jill Willis
Production
company
British Pictures
Distributed byBritish Pictures
Release date
  • November 1918 (1918-11)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

A Sheffield Blade is a 1918 British silent drama film directed by Joseph Jay Bamberger and Harry T. Roberts and starring George Foley and Jill Willis. [1]

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  1. Palmer p.253

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