Object: Alimony

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Object: Alimony
Directed by Scott R. Dunlap
Written by Sig Herzig (adaptation)
Peter Milne
Story by Elmer Harris
Produced by Jack Cohn
Starring Lois Wilson
Hugh Allan
Ethel Grey Terry
Douglas Gilmore
Roscoe Karns
Cinematography Joseph Walker
Edited byBen Pivar
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 22, 1928 (1928-12-22)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
(English intertitles)

Object: Alimony is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and starring Lois Wilson, Hugh Allan, Ethel Grey Terry, Douglas Gilmore, and Roscoe Karns. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on December 22, 1928. [1] [2] [3]

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Preservation

The film is now considered lost. [4]

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References

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  2. "Object - Matrimony". AllMovie. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  3. "Object--Alimony". TCM.com. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  4. American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Object--Alimony