Jinx (film)

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Jinx
A scene from "Jinx" (SAYRE 13489).jpg
Still with Mabel Normand
Directed by Victor Schertzinger
Written by Gerald C. Duffy (scenario)
Story by Shannon Fife
Produced by Samuel Goldwyn
StarringMabel Normand
Cinematography George Webber
Distributed by Goldwyn Pictures
Release date
  • December 13, 1919 (1919-12-13)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Jinx is a 1919 American silent comedy film starring Mabel Normand and directed by Victor Schertzinger. It is not known whether the film currently survives, [1] which suggests that it is a lost film.

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It was exhibited at New York City's Capitol Theatre in December 1919. [2]

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References

  1. Progressive Silent Film List: Jinx at silentera.com
  2. "THE SCREEN (Published 1919)". The New York Times. 1919-12-22. Retrieved 2023-08-19.