In the First Degree

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In the First Degree
Directed by Phil Rosen
Screenplay by Frances Guihan
Story by Reginald Wright Kauffman
Starring Alice Calhoun
Bryant Washburn
Gayne Whitman
Cinematography Herbert Kirkpatrick
Production
company
Release date
  • April 15, 1927 (1927-04-15)(US) [1]
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

In the First Degree is a 1927 American silent melodrama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Alice Calhoun, Bryant Washburn, and Gayne Whitman, and was released on April 15, 1927.

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References

  1. "In the First Degree". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.