Merely Players (film)

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Merely Players
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Directed by Oscar Apfel
Written byWallace Clifton
Based ona story by Lillian Case Russell
Produced by William A. Brady
Starring Kitty Gordon
Cinematography Lucien Tainguy
Distributed by World Film Company
Release date
  • August 19, 1918 (1918-08-19)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent (with English titles)

Merely Players is a lost 1918 silent film drama directed by Oscar Apfel and starring Kitty Gordon and Irving Cummings. [1] It was produced and distributed by World Film Company films. [2]

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References

  1. "Merely Players". The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  2. "Merely Players". The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993. Retrieved 29 March 2019.