Pitfalls of a Big City

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Advertisement for the Pitfalls of a Big City on pages 194 and 195 of the Moving Picture World (April 12, 1919)
Directed by Frank Lloyd
Written by Bennett Cohen
Produced by William Fox
Starring
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
April 13, 1919
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Pitfalls of a Big City is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Gladys Brockwell, William Scott and William Sheer. [1]

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  1. Solomon p.254

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