Straws in the Wind

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Straws in the Wind
Directed by Bertram Phillips
Written by Lucita Squier
Frank Miller
Story byBurton George
Produced byBertram Phillips
Starring Betty Ross Clarke
Queenie Thomas
Fred Paul
Production
company
BP Productions
Distributed by Gaumont British Distributors (UK)
Release date
  • March 1924 (1924-03)(UK)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Straws in the Wind is a 1924 British silent drama film directed by Bertram Phillips and starring Betty Ross Clarke, Queenie Thomas and Fred Paul. [1]

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References

  1. "Straws in the Wind (1924)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.