Arsene Lupin (1917 film)

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Arsene Lupin
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Directed by Paul Scardon
Written by Francis de Croisset (play)
Garfield Thompson
Based on Arsène Lupin
1908 play
by Maurice Leblanc
Francis de Croisset
Starring Earle Williams
Brinsley Shaw
Henry Leone
Cinematography Robert A. Stuart
Production
company
Distributed by V-L-S-E
Release date
  • March 12, 1917 (1917-03-12)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Arsene Lupin is a lost [1] 1917 American mystery film directed by Paul Scardon and starring Earle Williams, Brinsley Shaw and Henry Leone. The film is based on the character of the French gentleman thief Arsene Lupin. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Arsene Lupin / Paul Scardon [motion picture]:Bibliographic Record Description: Performing Arts Encyclopedia, Library of Congress". American Memory. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  2. Backer p.161
  3. Pictorial History of the Silent Screen, p.138 c.1953 by Daniel Blum. ISBN   0-399-50667-5

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