Miss Ambition | |
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Directed by | Henry Houry (aka Henry-Houry) |
Written by | George H. Plympton Rex Taylor (story) |
Produced by | Albert E. Smith |
Starring | Corinne Griffith Betty Blythe Walter McGrail |
Cinematography | Arthur Ross |
Distributed by | Greater Vitagraph |
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Running time | 5 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent |
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