Sally Scraggs, Housemaid | |
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Directed by | Robert Z. Leonard |
Starring | Robert Z. Leonard Margarita Fischer Laura Oakley |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | August 14, 1913 |
Running time | 1 reel |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
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