The Ballet Girl (1916 film)

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The Ballet Girl
Directed by George Irving
Written byCompton MacKenzie
Based on Carnival
by Compton Mackenzie
Produced by William A. Brady
Starring
Production
company
William A. Brady Picture Plays
Distributed by World Film
Release date
  • January 24, 1916 (1916-01-24)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages

The Ballet Girl is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by George Irving and starring Alice Brady, Holbrook Blinn and Robert Frazer. It is an adaptation of the 1912 novel Carnival by the British writer Compton Mackenzie. [1]

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References

  1. Goble p.300

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