Black Butterflies (1928 film)

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Black Butterflies
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Directed by James W. Horne
Written by Henry McCarty
Delos Sutherland
Starring
Cinematography Max Dupont
Stephen S. Norton
Edited by Ralph Dawson
Production
company
Carlos Productions
Distributed byQuality Distributing Corporation
Release date
August 31, 1928
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Black Butterflies is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by James W. Horne and starring Jobyna Ralston, Mae Busch and Robert Frazer. [1]

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References

  1. Goble p.690

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