| Bars of Iron | |
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| Directed by | Floyd Martin Thornton |
| Written by | F. Martin Thornton |
| Based on | The Bars of Iron by Ethel M. Dell |
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| Distributed by | Stoll Pictures |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
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