Duds (film)

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Advertising of Duds on page 99 (inside back cover) of the March 27, 1920 Exhibitors Herald.
Directed by Thomas R. Mills
Written byHarvey F. Thew
Based onDuds
by Henry C. Rowland
Starring Tom Moore
Naomi Childers
Christine Mayo
Edwin Stevens
Lionel Belmore
Edwin Wallock
CinematographyOtto Brautigan
Production
company
Distributed byGoldwyn Pictures
Release date
  • February 22, 1920 (1920-02-22)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Duds is a 1920 American silent mystery film directed by Thomas R. Mills, and starring Tom Moore, Naomi Childers, Christine Mayo, Edwin Stevens, Lionel Belmore, and Edwin Wallock. It is based on the Saturday Evening Post story of the same name by Henry C. Rowland, which became a novel shortly before the film was released. The film was released by Goldwyn Pictures on February 22, 1920. [1] [2] [3]

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Preservation

Duds is now considered to be a lost film. [4]

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References

  1. "Duds". afi.com. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. "Duds". AllMovie. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  3. "Duds". TCM.com. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  4. American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Duds