Salvation Jane (film)

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Directed by Phil Rosen
Screenplay by Doris Schroeder
Story by Maude Fulton
Starring Viola Dana
J. Parks Jones
Fay Holderness
Erville Alderson
Cinematography H. Lyman Broening
Production
company
Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation
Distributed by Film Booking Offices of America
Release date
  • March 1, 1927 (1927-03-01)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Salvation Jane is a 1927 American silent crime film directed by Phil Rosen and written by Doris Schroeder. The film stars Viola Dana, J. Parks Jones, Fay Holderness and Erville Alderson. The film was released on March 1, 1927, by Film Booking Offices of America. [1] [2] [3]

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Preservation

With no prints of Salvation Jane located in any film archives, [4] it is a lost film.

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References

  1. "Salvation Jane (1927) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  2. Hal Erickson. "Salvation Jane (1927) - Phil Rosen". AllMovie. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  3. "Salvation Jane". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  4. Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Salvation Jane