Mary Jane's Pa (1917 film)

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Mary Jane's Pa
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Directed by Charles Brabin
William P.S. Earle
Written by Edith Ellis (play)
A. Van Buren Powell
Starring Marc McDermott
Mildred Manning
Eulalie Jensen
Cinematography John W. Brown
Production
company
Distributed by Greater Vitagraph
Release date
August 13, 1917
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Mary Jane's Pa is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Charles Brabin and William P.S. Earle and starring Marc McDermott, Mildred Manning and Eulalie Jensen. [1]

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It is based on the 1906 play Mary Jane's Pa by Edith Ellis, later adapted into a 1935 sound film of the same title.

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References

  1. Parish & Pitts p.42

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