Paying the Limit

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Paying the Limit
Directed by Tom Gibson
Frank Capra (assistant director)
Written byTom Gibson (scenario)
Produced byPaul Gerson
Starring Ora Carew
CinematographyGeorge Crocker
Distributed byState's Rights
Release date
  • February 10, 1924 (1924-02-10)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Paying the Limit is a 1924 silent film melodrama directed by Tom Gibson and starring Ora Carew. [1] [2]

Contents

A print survives in the Library of Congress. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Paying the Limit at silentera.com
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Paying the Limit
  3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.139 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
  4. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Paying the Limit