A Soul at Stake | |
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Directed by | William Garwood |
Written by | Calder Johnstone John Fleming Wilson |
Starring | William Garwood Andrew Arbuckle Lois Wilson |
Distributed by | Universal Film Manufacturing Company |
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Country | United States |
Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
A Soul at Stake is a 1916 American silent short Oriental drama based on a book written by John Fleming Wilson and scenarioized by Calder Johnstone. It was directed by and starring William Garwood, Andrew Arbuckle and Lois Wilson. [1]
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