Jerry and the Vampire

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Jerry and the Vampire
Directed by Milton J. Fahrney
Produced by David Horsley
Starring George Ovey
Goldie Colwell
Distributed by Mutual Film Corporation
Release date
  • November 3, 1917 (1917-11-03)
Running time
1 reel
CountryUSA
LanguagesSilent; English titles

Jerry and the Vampire is a 1917 silent short comedy film produced by David Horsley and starring George Ovey. It was directed by Milton J. Fahrney and a part of Horsley's Cub Comedies. [1]

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