Darkness (1923 film)

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Darkness
Directed by George A. Cooper
Written by Max Brand
Production
company
Quality Plays
Distributed by Gaumont British Distributors
Release date
  • October 1923 (1923-10)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Darkness is a 1923 British silent crime film directed by George A. Cooper. [1]

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  1. Murphy p.121

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