| Set Free | |
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| Directed by | Tod Browning |
| Written by | Tod Browning Joseph F. Poland Rex Taylor |
| Starring | Edith Roberts Harry Hilliard |
| Cinematography | Alfred Gosden |
| Distributed by | Universal Film Manufacturing Company |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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