Ben Blair (film)

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Ben Blair
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by William Desmond Taylor
Screenplay by Julia Crawford Ivers
William Otis Lillibridge
Starring Dustin Farnum
Winifred Kingston
Herbert Standing
Lamar Johnstone
Virginia Foltz
Frank A. Bonn
Production
company
Pallas Pictures
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • March 9, 1916 (1916-03-09)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Ben Blair is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by William Desmond Taylor and written by Julia Crawford Ivers and William Otis Lillibridge. The film stars Dustin Farnum, Winifred Kingston, Herbert Standing, Lamar Johnstone, Virginia Foltz and Frank A. Bonn. The film was released on March 9, 1916, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Ben Blair (1916) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. "Ben Blair". AFI. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Ben Blair
  4. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Instite Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.16 c.1978 by The American Film Institute