Miss 139

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Miss 139
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Directed by B. A. Rolfe
Written by Charles Logue
Produced by A. H. Fischer
Starring Diana Allen
Marc McDermott
Eugene Strong
Production
companies
Distributed byJans Film Service, Sherman Productions Corporation
Release date
  • September 15, 1921 (1921-09-15)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Miss 139 is a 1921 American silent crime drama film produced by A. H. Fischer and distributed by Jans Film Service and Sherman Productions Corporation. B. A. Rolfe was the director and Charles A. Logue wrote the story and the screenplay. Its Swedish-born star Diana Allen had been a Ziegfeld girl. [1]

Contents

The film is now lost. [2]

Plot

Cast

Production

Likely finished in 1920 but not released until the next year, the film was retitled as Amazing Lovers for its 1921 release. [1]

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