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Playgoers Pictures was an American film production and distribution company active between 1921 and 1923 during the silent era. [1] Unlike many other independent companies it concentrated on a variety of genres rather than just westerns. [2] The 1921 film Tropical Love was one of the first to be shot in Puerto Rico. It also released several British films including The Pauper Millionaire . Norma Shearer starred in the 1923 film A Clouded Name while other actors appearing in the company's films include Dolores Cassinelli, Marjorie Daw, Fred Niblo, Lillian Lorraine, Wyndham Standing, Noah Beery, Dorothy Mackaill and Reginald Denny.

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References

  1. Munden p.778
  2. Langman p.XXVI

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