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Directed by | William K. Howard |
Written by | John Stone |
Produced by | William Fox |
Starring | Johnnie Walker Edna Murphy Laura La Plante |
Cinematography | Victor Milner |
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Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date | August 14, 1921 |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
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