The Argyle Case (1917 film)

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The Argyle Case
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Directed by Ralph Ince
Written by Frederic Chapin
Ralph Ince
Based onThe Argyle Case
by Harriet Ford and Harvey J. O'Higgins
Produced by Robert Warwick
Starring Robert Warwick
CinematographyAndré Barlatier
Distributed by Selznick Pictures
Release date
  • February 1917 (1917-02)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Argyle Case is a 1917 American silent mystery film produced by and starring Robert Warwick and directed by Ralph Ince. It was distributed by Lewis J. Selznick through his Selznick Pictures Corporation. [1] [2]

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The play was refilmed in 1929 as an early talkie The Argyle Case with Thomas Meighan and Lila Lee.

A copy survives in the archives of the British Film Institute. [3]

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