Hands Up! (1917 film)

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Hands Up!
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Directed by Tod Browning
Wilfred Lucas
Written byAl J. Jennings
Wilfred Lucas
Starring Wilfred Lucas
Colleen Moore
Release date
  • April 29, 1917 (1917-04-29)
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Hands Up! is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by Tod Browning. [1] This was Colleen Moore's last film for Triangle Film Company/Fine Arts Film Company. D. W. Griffith had withdrawn from the Triangle arrangement and taken many performers and staff, who were under contract specifically with Fine Arts (D. W. Griffith) rather than Triangle. Moore's contract was with Fine Arts. However Griffith had gone to Europe where he made Hearts of the World .

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References

  1. "Progressive Silent Film List: Hands Up!". Silent Era. Retrieved May 4, 2008.

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