Sweet Alyssum (film)

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Sweet Alyssum
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Directed by Colin Campbell
Written by
Produced by William Nicholas Selig
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Distributed by V-L-S-E
Release date
  • November 15, 1915 (1915-11-15)
Running time
59 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Sweet Alyssum is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Tyrone Power Sr., Kathlyn Williams, and Edith Johnson. [1]

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References

  1. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema, p. 66

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