Smith (1917 film)

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Smith
Directed by Maurice Elvey
Starring Elisabeth Risdon
Fred Groves
Manora Thew
Release date
1917

Smith is a 1917 English silent romance film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves and Manora Thew. [1] It was based on the 1909 play Smith by Somerset Maugham.

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  1. "Smith (1917) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2016.