High Pockets (film)

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High Pockets
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Still of High Pockets with an unidentified actor and Louis Bennison
Directed byIra M. Lowry
Written byAdrian Gil-Spear (scenario)
Based onHigh Pockets
by William Patterson White
Starring Louis Bennison
Katherine MacDonald
William Black
Frank Evans
Edward Roseman
CinematographyDavid Calcagni
Production
company
Betzwood Film Company
Distributed by Goldwyn Pictures
Release date
  • August 15, 1919 (1919-08-15)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

High Pockets is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by Ira M. Lowry and starring Louis Bennison, Katherine MacDonald, William Black, Frank Evans, and Edward Roseman. It is based on a novel of the same name by William Patterson White. The film was released by Goldwyn Pictures on August 15, 1919. [1] [2] [3]

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Preservation

A print of High Pockets survives at the Museum of Modern Art. [4]

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References

  1. "High Pockets". afi.com. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. "High Pockets". AllMovie. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  3. "High Pockets". TCM.com. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  4. American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: High Pockets