Cy Whittaker's Ward | |
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Directed by | Ben Turbett |
Written by | Samuel Greiner |
Starring | William Wadsworth Shirley Mason W.H. Burton |
Cinematography | Fred S. Brace |
Production companies | Perfection Pictures Edison Studios |
Distributed by | George Kleine System |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Cy Whittaker's Ward is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Ben Turbett and starring William Wadsworth, Shirley Mason and W.H. Burton. [1]
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