Blue Blood and Red

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Blue Blood and Red
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Directed by Raoul Walsh
Written byRaoul Walsh
Produced byRaoul Walsh
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Cinematography
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Distributed byFox Film
Release date
April 2, 1916
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Blue Blood and Red is a 1916 American silent western comedy film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring George Walsh, Martin Kinney, and Doris Pawn. [1]

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Plot

After being kicked out of Harvard and thrown out by his millionaire father, a young wastrel heads west in the company of his butler.

Cast

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References

  1. Solomon p.233

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