The Almighty Dollar (1916 film)

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Directed by Robert Thornby
Written byEugene Magnus Ingleton
Produced by William A. Brady
Starring June Elvidge
Cinematography Lucien Andriot
Production
company
Paragon Films
Distributed by World Film Corporation
Release date
  • September 4, 1916 (1916-09-04)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Almighty Dollar is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Robert Thornby, to story by E. Magnus Ingleton, and starring June Elvidge, E. K. Lincoln, Frances Nelson, and George Anderson. [1]

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  1. The Moving Picture World - Volume 29 - Page 1683 1916 " "The Almighty Dollar" Interesting Drama Produced by Paragon for World Film — Frances Nelson and E. K. Lincoln ... his wife, is once more set forth in this Paragon-World Film picture, made by Robert Thornby from a story by E. M. Ingleton.