Billions (film)

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Billions
Nazimova in Billions by Ray C. Smallwood Film Daily 1920.png
Directed byRay C. Smallwood [1] [2]
Written byCharles Whittaker (adaptation of play)
Charles Bryant (scenario)
Alla Nazimova (intertitles)
Based onL'Homme riche
by Jean Jose Frappa
Henry Dupuy-Mazuel
Produced byAlla Nazimova
StarringAlla Nazimova
CinematographyRudolph J. Bergquist
Edited byAlla Nazimova
Distributed by Metro Pictures
Release date
  • December 6, 1920 (1920-12-06)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Billions is a lost [3] 1920 American silent comedy film produced by and starring Alla Nazimova and distributed by Metro Pictures. Ray Smallwood directed. It is based on a French play, L'Homme riche, by Jean Jose Frappa and Henry Dupuy-Mazuel. [4]

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References

  1. Ray C. Smallwood, IMDb.com
  2. Ray C. Smallwood; findagrave.com
  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Billions
  4. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 published by The American Film Institute, c.1988