Captain Swift | |
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Directed by | Tom Terriss Chester Bennett |
Written by | Lucien Hubbard |
Based on | Captin Swift by C. Haddon Chambers |
Starring | Earle Williams Florence Dixon Edward Martindel |
Cinematography | Charles J. Davis Jack MacKenzie |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Vitagraph Company of America |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
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